Bøger af Jan Scarbrough

Devoted homemaker and mother C.B Lyons hadn't known she was living a lie, right up until the moment when she caught her husband cheating. Betrayed and then divorced, with her dreams of a big, happy family smashed to pieces, C.B. takes her toddler son to Heritage Springs, Kentucky, to be near family. Typing manuscripts for a famous romance author seems like the perfect job until she discovers the hidden truth about the reserved, reclusive writer.Madison Mallory is a best-selling romance author with a secret. "She" is a "he." The original Madison is actually in a nursing home. Her son, Jamie Madison, is determined she'll have the best care possible. Even if that means quitting his job and taking up his mother's pen name to keep the romance-and the money needed for her care-flowing.Writing about romance is one thing. Making it work in real life is harder for Jamie. C.B. has good reasons to distrust men, especially sexy ones with piercing blue eyes. When C.B.'s ex wants his family back, can the author and his assistant find a way to write their own happily-ever-after ending?

A Contemporary Gothic RomanceWhen Beth Abbott receives a surprise inheritance from her birth mother, she travels to the family's nineteenth century mansion in Old Louisville, now a bed and breakfast. There the new mistress of Chadwick House meets the resident ghost, a little girl whose crying not only scares, but also intrigues guests. As she sets out to discover the identity of the ghost and why the child ghost appears happy to Beth, not sad, Beth is confronted by evil from the past. Jeff Halstead, a man with many secrets, runs the bed and breakfast. But he's more than that to Beth, and she feels their connection immediately. A psychic medium who doubts his skills, Jeff slowly uncovers the truth of their past lives. Will he be in time to reveal the identity of Beth's enemy? Will the love they shared in the past follow them into the future?

For single mom and ex-jockey Alexis Marsden, years of hard work are finally paying off. She has a solid nine-to-five job, her independence, and an avocation she loves-exercising horses. But she still can't give her ten-year-old son everything he needs, especially a father.Dutiful. Loyal. Honorable. Workaholic banker Jackson Breckinridge has spent his life meeting his parents' expectations and protecting his younger brother, the reckless kid who'd fathered a child, then abandoned him. Jack also has a secret dream: to bring back the glory days of Breckinridge Station, the family's fabled horse farm. Does he dare to disappoint his family?With his brother dead, Jack is determined protect his family's honor by offering a marriage of convenience to the boy's mother, a woman he's secretly loved since their school-days. Being both mom and dad to her son is difficult, but is Alex willing to give up her hard-won independence for his sake? And what is Jack willing to do to win the heart of this spirited Kentucky woman?Bluegrass Reunion Series: contemporary romances about second chances set in the Bluegrass of Kentucky that can be read as standalone novels with happily ever after endings and no cliffhangers.

Regina Ward, granddaughter of Corbin Ward, breeder of multiple stakes winners, had blood as blue as anyone in Kentucky. But what her grandfather had built, her father had gambled away. He'd already lost four prized horses to an arrogant, infuriating Brit. Reggie isn't about to lose her heart to him as well.Caretaker to his family's thoroughbred racing empire, Parker Stuart has zero tolerance for anyone who slights him or his blue-blooded British family. Reggie may have considered their brief, torrid affair no more than a spring fling, but she'd run off with Parker's heart when she'd dumped him. Now it's time to settle the score.It's up to Reggie to save what's left of her family homestead and her proud Kentucky heritage. But when Parker shows up to collect his horses, all bets are off. Reggie's never been a gambler and Parker despises losing. But when Kentucky blue blood tangles with British blue blood, are they willing to take a gamble on love?Bluegrass Reunion Series: contemporary romances about second chances set in the Bluegrass of Kentucky that can be read as standalone novels with happily ever after endings and no cliffhangers.

Horse trainer Melody O'Shea is returning to Royalty Farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Her father has built it into the greatest American Saddlebred show stable in the country, but now he needs her help. Mel's homecoming is bittersweet because the farm is also home to the secret daughter she gave up for adoption. Her pride had kept her from telling the father about the child. She never expected he'd come back as well.Popular American Saddlebred horse trainer Jake Hendricks has come to take charge of Royalty Farm, but when the main barn goes up in flames, Jake finds the farm is in more trouble than he expected. He's always been married to his work, but with the return of the one woman he never stopped loving, his heart could be in trouble, too.As they prepare for the World's Champion Horse Show, Mel grapples with the mistakes of her past. She's fallen off a lot of horses in her life. The trick is to get back on and try again. Does she have the courage to try again with Jake? But as the danger escalates, Mel and Jake must work together to discover who's threatening Mel's life and the safety of their daughter. Is there enough of an ember in the ashes of their past to reignite the flames of love?The Bluegrass Reunion series: Contemporary romances about second chances that can be read as standalone novels with happily ever after endings and no cliffhangers.

To protect what little family she has left, Lady Catrin Fitzalan switches places with her cousin when King Edward orders the pious girl to wed his royal champion, a vicious knight called the King's Raven. Rumors abound that this savage is responsible for the deaths of Lady Catrin's father and brother. How can she allow her sweet cousin to wed a murderer?Bran ap Madog, bastard son of a Welsh prince, has devoted his life to serving the English king. His badge is the raven, a creature that feeds off rotting spoils, just as Bran feeds off the spoils of war. Now he wants a reward for his service: a wealthy wife and the land and power she can bring him.But there's another side to the rapacious black birds Bran has chosen for his badge. Social and family-oriented, ravens mate for life. Which gives them something Bran never had-a family, a sense of belonging, and a rightful place in the world. Bran has fought for everything he's ever had. But his last battle, with his new wife, may cost him the one thing he isn't prepared to lose: his heart.

Schoolteacher Kelly Baron raised her child alone. Now that her daughter's grown and married, Kelly can finally start her new life in North Carolina, responsible only for herself. She has just one more thing to do: help her mother. To do so, she must return to Heritage Springs, Kentucky, the place she'd fled years before. Back then she'd been nothing but a small-town girl from the wrong side of the tracks, hiding a secret that could have destroyed lives.Newly divorced lawyer Rob Scott seeks solace for his heartache in his small-town roots. Maybe being an incurable romantic isn't smart for a lawyer who has to deal with hard facts. The last thing he's looking for is a relationship. He'd made millions in Chicago, but in his heart he's always kept a secret dream, a desire he's never told anyone. Then he runs into Kelly, the girl who'd disappeared from his life years ago, leaving behind only hurt and unanswered questions. Kelly's kept her secret all these years. But sometimes the only way to build a future is to face the past.

Struggling to save his cash-strapped company, Jeremy Hamilton is overjoyed to discover he's the heir to his great-aunt's estate. Until he discovers there are strings attached. Not strings so much, as tails. As in six cats who belonged to Ms. Addie and who will determine just how much of the estate Jeremy will receive and how fast. He does have one option if he wants to inherit sooner: move to the small town of Legend, Tennessee, and live in Ms. Addie's house for one month while the cats get to know him.And who decides if the six very different cats like Jeremy enough? That's up to pet psychic Marty Fields. She's spent a lifetime explaining animal communication to the skeptic citizens of Legend. Ms. Addie was the only person who understood Marty's gift, so she made Marty the guardian of her cats and caretaker of her mansion. Now Jeremy's fate is in Marty's hands...and of course, in the paws of all the cats.Jeremy hasn't had much luck with women. And he's allergic to cats. Marty hasn't had much luck convincing people she can communicate with animals. Now she needs to convince Jeremy to believe in the unbelievable. With a little faith and love-and the help of a six little matchmakers-Marty and Jeremy might find themselves joining together...Heart to Heart.

After losing his wife, Dr. Alexander Dominican is determined his infant daughter will not grow up motherless as he did. Offering sensible, kind kindergarten teacher Mary Adams a marriage of convenience seems like the perfect solution. The widow's husband left her with a mountain of debt. For Alex, paying it off is a small price to pay for his daughter's happiness. Until his sensible new wife begins to lose her mind. On the day of their marriage, Mary starts having frightening hallucinations of medieval England-visions that feel more like the memories of woman who lived centuries before. More terrifying, someone-or some thing-is stalking the new mistress of Marchbrook Manor. Could it be one of the sinister servants? Or Alex himself? Alex is reawakening hidden desires and longings in Mary, but until she can untangle the web of nightmares and secrets, she can trust no one. Not even Alex. Alex has no idea he's unleashing a destiny that's taken him seven hundred years to fulfill.If Alex and Mary are to salvage their future, they must first unravel centuries of...Tangled Memories.