Bøger af Ev Bishop

Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family. Never in Chef Stevie Fox's life, or not since being taken in by her foster mom Maddie anyway, has she imagined that she'd ever dread Christmas. But here she is . . . Seven years ago, she said "I do" to the sizzling love of her life, Jackson Bassett. Their first years together were a delicious stew of happy hormones, new parent bliss, and thriving business buzz. Now, while her passion and commitment are as hearty as ever, she fears Jackson's has become watered down. And then there's the pretty assistant manager he spends way too much time with. Stevie may be a dreamer extraordinaire, but she's also a realist. With her early childhood and the things she and her loved ones have survived and overcome, how could she be anything but? No matter how she wants to believe otherwise, her marriage is in trouble. She knows whatever happens, she'll be okay. She has her precious son, Joey. Her mom, Maddie. A surprisingly healed relationship with her birth mother, Marilyn. She has her beloved soul sisters and a network of family ties that she could never have even begun to fantasize about as a kid. She is beyond grateful for all she has. And yet . . . and yet. The idea of losing the love she believed in, counted on, and still so deeply feels fills her with sorrow too deep for comfort. Christmas will come as it always does, and Stevie will work hard like she always does to make it special for her son and family, but oh, how she dreams, yearns, and longs . . . Falling in love is only ever the beginning of a story. Staying in love is the ongoing series. If you're a fan of heartwarming second-chance holiday romance and sister sagas, you'll love this new addition to the Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge series! ✓ Don't miss a Soul Sisters book - Get them all today! Book 1: Christmas Sisters - perma-FREE prologue bookBook 2: Christmas Kisses by Judith KeimBook 3: Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. GraceBook 4: Christmas Hope by Violet HoweBook 5: Christmas Dreams by Ev BishopBook 6: Christmas Rings by Tess ThompsonBook 7: Christmas Surprises by Tammy L. GraceBook 8: Christmas Yearnings by Ev BishopBook 9: Christmas Peace by Violet HoweBook 10: Christmas Castles by Judith KeimBook 11: Christmas Star by Tess ThompsonBook 12: Christmas Joy by Judith KeimBook 13: Christmas Shelter by Tammy L. GraceBook 14: Christmas Secret by Violet HoweBook 15: Christmas Longings by Ev BishopBook 16: Christmas Promise by Violet HoweBook 17: Christmas Comfort by Ev BishopBook 18: Christmas Hearts by Tammy L. Grace

Knocked around by life-and then knocked up by a man she won't speak of-Sam Kendall gives her baby for adoption. Envisioning herself a lone cowboy, she avoids any relationships that might risk her heart or cause pain. There's wonderful fun to be had if you don't fall prey to the ludicrous notion of true love! Lately, however, Sam is niggled by doubts. She's not as content as she was. Plus her daughter Aisha has tracked her down-seventeen-years-old and pregnant. Despite misgivings, Sam checks into River's Sigh Bed-and-Breakfast to meet her. Then widower Charles Bailey, Aisha's adoptive father, shows up, and Sam can't control her outrage. What was her sacrifice for? She could've raised the kid to follow her stupid footsteps all on her own. And topping it off? Charlie's a neurotic, stodgy jerk-even if he is ridiculously hot. The longer Sam stays at River's Sigh, exploring the wild outdoors-and her own inner desires-the more her terror grows. Maybe Charlie isn't so terrible after all. Maybe his approach to life is actually refreshing. Maybe all this family stuff is something she could get hooked on. Yet they're opposites in every way, and worse: he's her biological child's adoptive dad. A romance between them would be too weird, wouldn't it? Every part of Sam screams play it safe, run. But what if, in spurning Charlie and Aisha, she's turning her back on everything she never knew she wanted? - - - - - - - - - - "Hooked by Ev Bishop is heartfelt, compelling small town romance at its best!" - Cora Seton, NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author