Bøger af Jude Ouvrard

When a fire turns your heart into ice, it can't possibly melt without revealing scars. Adele has lost everyone and everything she loves. Now she's coping with an unwanted new reality which includes working as a maid in a chic hotel in downtown Seattle to make ends meet. Uninterested in a relationship, her frozen solitude suits her just fine. She thinks. When a handsome guest walks into the room she is cleaning and sets her frigid life ablaze again, Adele discovers there is more than one way to burn. Will this new friendship be a smoldering ember or ignite a conflagration which could consume what remains of her heart and soul?

When Hunter Reed's longtime plans go awry following her college graduation, she has two choices. She can wallow in her grief, or she can get away from Utah, and the people who broke her. Determined to escape the shadow of her parents and make it on her own terms, she lands her dream job at an up-and-coming graphic design company in Portland, packs her bags, and hits the road.No sooner has Hunter arrived, than the adventures begin. With a new apartment, and learning her job comes with a private office-and a handsome boss who is her age-she settles in straight away, befriending neighbors and co-workers alike. Welcomed into the fold, the transition is smooth and easy.Almost too easy.Just when she gets comfortable with how perfect her life is going, an unforgettable Elvis at a costume party will make Hunter forget everything she was taught about propriety, leading to a night of drunken abandonment and dangerous encounters that will set in motion a web of little white lies which could undo everything she has worked so hard for.Although Hunter finds herself facing two choices again, this time, her heart is on the line.

This book can be read as a standalone. Love can be stronger than friendship, but what happens when love takes an unpredictable turn? Valerie Lee has left Seattle, including everyone she knows and loves, to join long-time boyfriend John Maverick at the University of Boston. Fast forward a year later to graduation. Val is excited about heading back to her hometown, but John wants to stay and climb his way to the top in Boston. She doesn't agree with the change of plans so takes matters into her own hands. When she leaves like a thief in the night, there will be a lot to explain. The night before her big future-changing step, she meets country singer Miles Kent. Worried about her state of being for his own personal reasons, he extracts a promise from Val to keep in touch until she arrives at her destination. Jobless and homeless, Val arrives unprepared to face her friends and family, so spends her first night in a cheap hotel. It doesn't take long for word to spread that she's back in town. A call to her old friend Nix, and things don't seem quite so impossible anymore. Will her friends support her decision? Will she regret leaving John and their life in Boston? Or will her hometown, and new adventures, bring her the happiness she's hoped for?

Sometimes it takes multiple heartaches before finding the one, and for Xander Martinez, it's been one hell of a rollercoaster ride. So much so, he's all but given up on the need to find love.Life has other plans.In order for him to see what's right in front of his eyes, he'll be guided over rocky roads and learn some hard lessons-forgiving family isn't easy, memories of first love are hard to forget, forging loyal friendships is even harder, but finding true love is sometimes the hardest of all.When an old flame comes back into his life, how willing is Xander to find out if his memories can become reality again? As he contemplates love and loss, past and future, and whether to rekindle his old teenage love story with Bailey, an important friendship grows stronger and lines begin to blur.Charlie understands his confusion with love because she is dealing with the same issues. One failed relationship after another is only one of many things they have in common. Another is the unrest in their family life.While he cherishes both women, there is more to life than romance. His friendship with Hart and Hunter has yet to be mended. A warning was decreed, their bond put on hold, and now, Xander and Hart still have issues to deal with. In addition, for the first time in a long time, Xander is feeling the pull of family, and realizing how much he misses them. Despite total relationship chaos, life must go on.If Xander perseveres, he just might learn not only the meaning of friendship and family, but so much more.

Lucas Colton is far too young to go through all this pain but meeting poetry teacher, Preston Davidson, changed everything. His life went from heartbreak to joyful and then, from friendship to love. The impact Preston had on Lucas' life was mesmerising. What would you do if you knew you may not have a tomorrow?

When Carter is killed in combat, he leaves behind his heartbroken wife, Avery and his shattered best friend Remy. Naturally these two wounded souls gravitate together, irresistibly drawn by the loss of the one they both loved, as well as their deep friendship with each other. But when that friendship starts to turn into something more, new problems arise. Will Avery be able to move on after losing the love of her life? Will Remy be able to fill the void left by the loss of his best friend? Or will this new chance at love cost them all they have left?

Bekka is the woman Tyler has always wanted in his life but when it rains, it pours. Will he be able to handle everything on his own? Young and full of life, Bekka Fleischer and her two best friends are enjoying their newfound freedom. They're sharing their first apartment and getting to experience the night scene while working at one of the biggest clubs in Seattle. The last thing Bekka wanted was to get involved with anyone, let alone a co-worker. But life happens. It doesn't take long for her to notice, and get noticed by, Tyler Wright, her boss. She's attracted to the older man's good looks, and fascinated by his mystery. His special looks and touches draw Bekka into a whirlwind romance. From moving in together to facing parenthood, their new life brings changes and challenges. Bekka will face many ups and downs, but with the support of her man and her friends, she'll remain strong. Everything has a price, however. As Tyler spends more time at home with his new family, things start sliding at The Black Shakers. After all, when the cat's away, the mice will play. Will it be too late for him to handle things on his own? Can the man who would do anything to protect his family hold down the fort, or will he have to declare forfeit to crime and corruption?