Bøger af Julianne MacLean

From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes an epic tale of unrequited love that is by turns breathtaking, heartbreaking--and utterly unforgettable.1946: World War II is over, and Emma Clarkson is poised to take flight. With dreams of attending university, she's ready to leave behind the wild beauty of Sable Island, the only home she's ever known. But when a handsome British sea captain is rescued from a nearby shipwreck, her destiny is forever changed.Emma falls deeply in love with Oliver Harris, but their romance is not meant to be. Oliver returns to the sea, while Emma vows to forget him and pursue her own ambitions. When a handsome veterinarian arrives on the island to study the wild horses, Emma finds love again, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems...1995: Mourning the death of her beloved grandmother, Joanna Griffin is shocked to learn that her grandfather once loved a young woman named Emma, but lies, betrayals, and catastrophic events separated them forever. As Joanna crosses an ocean to solve the secrets of her grandfather's past, she learns that love is a powerful force, even mightier than the passage of time...A shining thread of hope illuminates this epic tale of lost love and fallen dreams, set in the remote splendor of Nova Scotia and spanning decades.

Julianne Maclean, auteur classé parmi les meilleures ventes par USA Today, nous offre un récit prenant, riche en suspense et en émotion sur la destinée et l'amour... Il y a dix-huit ans, une grossesse précoce change définitivement la vie de Kate Worthington. Face à des décisions difficiles, elle suivra son coeur vers un futur incertain avec Glenn Ferguson, son premier grand amour....et le père de son bébé. Au même moment, quelque part dans le monde, Ryan Hamilton du haut de ses seize ans va lui aussi commettre sa part d'erreurs, mais il en tirera les leçons en chemin. Les vies de Kate et de Ryan ne vont pas tarder à se croiser de façon inattendue, ils y verront le jeu de la destinée. Lorsque tout semble perdu, les événements n'ont-ils pas lieu pour nous amener là où nous devions être ? En supplément: un Guide de discussion pour les Clubs de lecture. Riches en émotions et en péripéties ces livres de la série La Couleur du paradis se lisent d'une traite - Emily March, auteur de bestseller, New York Times

Diana Moore a eu une vie de rêve. Elle est la fille d'un riche sénateur et elle est reçue dans les meilleurs cercles de la ville. Elle s'attend à ce que l'ami avec qui elle vit ne tarde pas à la demander en mariage. Mais son monde est bouleversé le jour où elle apprend qu'il y a une femme mystérieuse qui travaille tout près - et qui est sa parfaite sosie. Diana se sent obligée de découvrir toute la vérité sur l'identité de cette femme, mais cela l'entraîne dans un dédale de secrets, de trahisons et de découvertes choquantes sur son passé. Ces découvertes vont la suivre comme une ombre. Elle rencontre ensuite le docteur Jacob Peterson - un chirurgien cardiaque brillant qui a l'incroyable capacité de guérir ceux qui souffrent. C'est grâce à lui que Diana réussit à reprendre confiance dans l'esprit des hommes et à redonner un sens au mot espoir - et à penser que le bonheur et l'amour restent à la portée de ceux qui sont prêts à croire qu'une deuxième chance existe. En supplément: un Guide de discussion pour les Clubs de lecture. Riches en émotions et en péripéties ces livres de la série La Couleur du paradis se lisent d'une traite - Emily March, auteur de bestseller, New York Times

Join countless other romance readers who have been captured, claimed, and seduced by Julianne MacLean's passionate and adventurous bestselling Highlander series. A SCOTTISH PRISONERNothing means more to Scottish heiress Larena Campbell than saving her father from the gallows. While on an urgent mission to deliver his pardon from the King, she and her English escorts are attacked by a pair of fierce Scottish rebels. When she is dragged unconscious back to the stronghold of Angus the Lion, a powerful and dangerous Scottish laird, she is determined to escape at any cost... CAPTOR AND PROTECTORHighland scout, Darach MacDonald, is suspicious of the beautiful and defiant heiress who clocked him in the head during the skirmish with the enemy Redcoats. He suspects she will stop at nothing to win her freedom-not even a manipulative seduction of his younger brother Logan. Fiercely protective of his brother, Darach volunteers to shepherd the heiress back to her home, but spending countless nights on the open road with a lassie as temptingly beautiful as Larena Campbell is enough to drive any hot-blooded Scot mad with savage desire. Suddenly he is overcome by a need to claim her as his own, but when they arrive at her father's castle, all may not be what it seems... Look for the other novels in this exciting Highlander series: THE REBEL - A Highland Short Story PrequelBook 1 - CAPTURED BY THE HIGHLANDERBook 2 - CLAIMED BY THE HIGHLANDERBook 3 - SEDUCED BY THE HIGHLANDER

"Full of high emotional moments and unexpected twists and turns, these Color of Heaven books are impossible to put down." - New York Times bestselling author, Emily March From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes an inspiring novel about sisters, forgiveness, and second chances. It's one of the most popular titles in the Color of Heaven Series, where people are affected by real life magic and miracles that change everything they once believed about life and love.Diana Moore has led a charmed life. She's the daughter of a wealthy senator and living a glamorous city life, and is confident her handsome live-in boyfriend is about to propose. But everything is turned upside down when she learns of a mysterious woman who works nearby - a woman who is her identical mirror image. Diana is compelled to discover the truth about this woman's identity, but the truth leads her down a path of secrets, betrayals, and shocking discoveries about her past. These discoveries follow her like a shadow. Then she meets Dr. Jacob Peterson-a brilliant cardiac surgeon with an uncanny ability to heal those who are broken. With his help, Diana embarks upon a journey to restore her belief in the human spirit, and recover a sense of hope - that happiness, and love, may still be within reach for those willing to believe in second chances. Includes Bonus Content: A Bookclub Discussion Guide

The Color of Joy is USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean's eighth instalment in her popular Color of Heaven series, which has delivered many happy sighs to thousands of readers worldwide and left them clamoring for more. Bring tissues and prepare to be up all night reading this fast-paced, emotionally charged tale about the obstacles we encounter in everyday life and the real life magic that helps us to triumph over them. After rushing to the hospital for the birth of their third child, Riley and Lois James anticipate one of the most joyful days of their lives. But things take a dark turn when their newborn daughter vanishes from the hospital. Is this payback for something in Riley's troubled past? Or is it something even more mysterious? As the search intensifies and the police close in, strange and unbelievable clues about the whereabouts of the newborn begin to emerge, and Riley soon finds himself at the center of a surprising turn of events that will challenge everything he once believed about life, love, and the existence of miracles. "Full of high emotional moments and unexpected twists and turns, these Color of Heaven books are impossible to put down." - New York Times bestselling author, Emily March Includes Bonus Content: A Book Club Discussion Guide

From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes the next instalment in her popular Color of Heaven series - a gripping, emotional tale about real life magic that touches us all during the holiday season... Boston cop, Josh Wallace, is having the worst day of his life. First, he's dumped by the woman he was about to propose to, then everything goes downhill from there when he is shot in the line of duty. While recovering in the hospital, he can't seem to forget the woman he wanted to marry, nor can he make sense of the vivid images that flashed before his eyes when he was wounded on the job. Soon, everything he once believed about his life begins to shift when he meets Leah James, an enigmatic resident doctor who somehow holds the key to both his past and his future... "Full of high emotional moments and unexpected twists and turns, these Color of Heaven books are impossible to put down." - New York Times bestselling author, Emily March

Find out why readers everywhere are clamoring for the next instalment of this thrilling, inspiring series. ER nurse Audrey Fitzgerald believed she was married to the perfect man - a heroic firefighter who saved lives, even beyond his own death. But a year after losing him, she meets a mysterious woman who has some unexplained connection to her husband.... Soon Audrey discovers that in the weeks leading up to her husband's death, he was keeping secrets, and she wonders if she ever really knew him at all. Compelled to dig into his past and explore memories that define the essence of their relationship, Audrey embarks upon a journey of discovery that will lead her down a new path to the future - a future she never dared to imagine. "Julianne MacLean knows what her audience likes...compelling characters and a soul-baring journey of love." - Reader to Reader

USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean continues her Color of Heaven series with another fast-paced, emotionally gripping tale that will move and inspire you. Carla Matthews is a single mother struggling to make ends meet and give her daughter Kaleigh a decent upbringing. When Kaleigh's absent father Seth--a famous alpine climber who never wanted to be tied down--begs for a second chance at fatherhood, Carla is hesitant because she doesn't want to pin her hopes on a man who is always seeking another mountain to scale. A man who was never willing to stay put in one place and raise a family. But when Seth's plane goes missing after a crash landing in the harsh Canadian wilderness, Carla must wait for news... Is he dead or alive? Will the wreckage ever be found? One year later, after having given up all hope, Carla receives a shocking phone call. A man has been found, half-dead, floating on an iceberg in the North Atlantic, uttering her name. Is this Seth? And is it possible that he will come home to her and Kaleigh at last, and be the man she always dreamed he would be? "There is no doubt that Ms. MacLean's writing style is a gift from the gods." - Romance Junkies "Julianne MacLean knows what her audience likes...compelling characters and a soul-baring journey of love." - Reader to Reader

From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes an emotionally charged tale of a young woman who has fought hard to survive a heart transplant, but soon finds that her new heart is engaged in another battle altogether... Nadia Carmichael has had a lifelong run of bad luck. It begins on the day she is born, when she is separated from her identical twin sister and put up for adoption. Twenty-seven years later, not long after she is finally reunited with her twin and is expecting her first child, Nadia falls victim to a mysterious virus and requires a heart transplant. Now recovering from the surgery with a new heart, Nadia is haunted by a recurring dream that sets her on a path to discover the identity of her donor. Her efforts are thwarted, however, when the father of her baby returns to sue for custody of their child. It's not until Nadia learns of his estranged brother Jesse that she begins to explore the true nature of her dreams, and discover what her new heart truly needs and desires... "Wow! This is one of those "l couldn't put it down" books. The penny dropped right at the end of this amazing story.... Believe me when I say that this is a page turner like you have never read before." - Zena at Goodreads

Un récit profondément émouvant dont l'héroïne est Sophie Duncan, une chroniqueuse à succès dont le monde s'écroule après la maladie inattendue de sa fillette de trois ans et la liaison révoltante de son mari. Quand il semble que le pire est passé, sa voiture dérape sur une route verglacée et plonge dans un lac gelé. Là, dans les profondeurs sombres et froides de l'eau, une expérience extraordinaire et profonde libère les surprenants secrets du passé de Sophie, et lui apprend ce que cela signifie de vivre et d'aimer...vraiment. Pleine de rythme et de rebondissements, et avec une expérience de mort imminente qui vous laissera pantois, cette histoire vous ensorcellera. Un récit captivant, émouvant que vous voudrez lire d'une traite. New York Times, Julia London, auteur de best-sellers. Un roman mainstream poignant et bien mené. - commentaires 4 1/2 étoiles dans Romantic Times

From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes a heartbreaking, emotionally gripping novel of hard choices, lost love and finding happy endings--with a surprising twist that will melt your heart. Eighteen years ago a teenage pregnancy changed Kate Worthington's life forever. Faced with many difficult decisions, she chose to follow her heart and embrace an uncertain future with Glenn Ferguson, her devoted first love...and the father of her baby. At the same time, in another part of the world, sixteen-year-old Ryan Hamilton makes his own share of mistakes, but learns important lessons along the way. Twenty years later, Kate's and Ryan's paths cross in a way they never expected, which makes them question the possibility of destiny. Even when all seems hopeless, could it be that everything happens for a reason, and we end up exactly where we are meant to be? Includes Bonus Content: A Bookclub Discussion Guide "Full of high emotional moments and unexpected twists and turns, these Color of Heaven books are impossible to put down." - New York Times bestselling author, Emily March

"A box of tissues should be included in the purchase price of this book.... I finished THE COLOR OF HEAVEN in a matter of hours, but I've no doubt the read and the lessons imparted through Sophie's story will stay with me... probably forever. THE COLOR OF HEAVEN is an incredibly poignant and unbelievably gripping novel, deserving Romance Junkies' highest rating."FIVE BLUE RIBBONS - Chris at Romance Junkies A deeply emotional tale about Sophie Duncan, a successful columnist whose world falls apart after her daughter's unexpected illness and her husband's shocking affair. When it seems nothing else could possibly go wrong, her car skids off an icy road and plunges into a frozen lake. There, in the cold dark depths of the water, a profound and extraordinary experience unlocks the surprising secrets from Sophie's past, and teaches her what it means to truly live...and love. Full of surprising twists and turns and a near-death experience that will leave you breathless, this story is not to be missed. Print edition includes a Bookclub Discussion Guide. "A gripping, emotional tale you'll want to read in one sitting." - New York Times bestselling author, Julia London "Brilliantly poignant mainstream tale." - 4 1/2 starred review, Romantic Times

"Gwen Hollingsworth is the curator at a museum in Nova Scotia dedicated to the Hollywood legend Scarlett Fontaine's life. Gwen is also sole descendant and heir to Scarlett's fortune. Gwen is dealing with a messy marital separation and is struggling to move forward. So when Peter Miller, a biographer and photojournalist, come to the museum with shocking claims about Scarlett, which include a life of exile in Alaska and a baby born in secret, Gwen's whole world is turned upside down. Gwen and Peter set out for Alaska together to uncover the truth, but they soon find themselves on a path toward something far deeper and meaningful than either of them ever expected."--

"Madeline Oxley has been ruined by a scandal through no fault of her own, and her future looks bleak. When a gentleman from her past requests that she set sail for the New World to become his wife, she jumps at the chance to become a mail order bride and marry the man she has loved since she was a girl. Adam Coates was a mere tenant farmer when he left England for the British Colony of Nova Scotia, but now he is a prosperous and influential landowner. The time has come at last to seek the hand of his first love-a woman who jilted him for an aristocrat years ago...the one he could never forget adeline doesn't know is that her father has hoodwinked them both-for the bride Adam truly wanted was her beautiful, older sister, Diana. When Madeline steps off the ship with romantic dreams of her long-awaited happily-ever-after, she is shocked and dismayed to discover the truth. Madeline is furious with her father for his treachery, but she has sailed across an ocean to an unfamiliar land and must remain, at least temporarily, under the protection of the man she still loves-the man who still intends to wed her sister. Over the coming weeks, as their friendship deepens and grows, will Adam come to realize that he'd set his heart on the wrong sister all along? Or will it be too late to find the happiness they both desire?"--

"Having spent a lifetime in competition with his older brother Aaron--who always seemed to get the girl--Jack Peterson leaves the U.S. to become a foreign correspondent in the Middle East. When a roadside bomb forces him to return home to recover from his wounds, he quickly becomes the most celebrated journalist on television, and is awarded his own prime time news program. Now, wealthy and successful beyond his wildest dreams, Jack believes he has finally found where he is meant to be. But when a 747 explodes in the sky over his summer house in Cape Elizabeth, all hell breaks loose as the wreckage crashes to the ground. He has no idea that his life is about to take another astonishing turn"--

"For seven years, Lord Garrett Sinclair-handsome illegitimate son of the Duke of Pembroke-has been traveling abroad with no intention of ever returning home to Pembroke Palace... until his father commands that he must marry by Christmas or lose his inheritance forever. Haunted by a tragic accident that has hardened his heart, Garrett entrusts his brothers to seek out a bride who will agree to a marriage in name only. Her reward? A sizable share of his inheritance-payable immediately after the wedding night. Lady Anne Douglas has been ruined by scandal and disowned by her father. Facing a life of poverty and spinsterhood, she leaps at the generous terms of the marriage contract to ensure her independence. But the charade of a two-week engagement proves more of a challenge than either anticipated when they cannot resist the intoxicating lure of the marriage bed. Anne knows they will part ways after the wedding. Will she dare risk her heart for two weeks of pleasure in the arms of an irresistible rogue? Or will her surrender become her undoing after a most unexpected turn of events mere hours before the wedding?"--

"Cassandra Montrose cannot deny that she lost her head a year ago when she was whisked out of a London ballroom by Lord Vincent Sinclair, the most desirable man she'd ever met. She never imagined that she could engage in such wicked behavior with a man she barely knew, but in that heated moment, alone in his coach, the passion she felt for him was undeniable-even though she knew that after her surrender, she was unlikely to ever see her lover again. Until a fateful secret brings her to his door. Cassandra always believed that her pride would prevent her from becoming any man's mistress-espe cially a rogue like Vincent, who cares for nothing but his inheritance. But she has a very good reason to remain in his life. If only he did not tempt her so"--

"When a stranger washes ashore with no memory of his life or where he came from, Lady Chelsea believes her prayers have been answered. She need no longer fear poverty and heartbreak. To secure her family's estate, all she needs is a child. Handsome and clearly noble-born, the mysterious stranger is perfect. She must simply visit his bedchamber and seduce him. Chelsea expects him to be a skillful, generous lover, but once in his arms, she is overcome by something far more powerful than mere passion. Before long, she realizes she has fallen hopelessly, desperately in love. Lady Chelsea's plan has gone shockingly awry, and when his family arrives unexpectedly to claim him, she must ask herself if she is willing to do whatever it takes to cling to a happiness she never believed possible...and to make this stranger love her"--

"Four years ago, a mesmerizing stranger pulled Lady Rebecca Newland from her runaway coach, galloping to her rescue in a fog-shrouded forest. Though she was just seventeen, Rebecca felt an irresistible desire for the mysterious man and dreamed that she would one day become his bride. But now she is betrothed to another man whom she detests-and Devon Sinclair, the fut ure Duke of Pembroke and hero of her dreams, lies tantalizingly beyond her reach. Haunted by an unspeakable past, Devon has no intention of taking a wife, not even the enticing Rebecca, who is no longer a girl, but a woman. Then his father rules that Devon must marry by Christmas or forfeit his rightful inheritance. Now, with his fortune at stake, Devon sets out to lure Rebecca to the marriage bed, but when dark secrets come to light, Rebecca begins to wonder if true love with the man of her dreams will remain a fantasy forever"--

"Lord Martin Langdon has been deeply wounded by love in the past, so he takes pride in his scandalous reputation where the art of seduction is a most rewarding-and emotionally painless-pastime. When he sets sail for the Isle of Wight to race his champion yacht during Cowes Week, he learns of a particularly beautiful woman who is 'impossible to flirt with, ' and grows determined to prove that not even the prim and proper Evelyn Wheaton can resist his charms. Evelyn knows all about the reckless rogue's shocking reputation and she wants nothing to do with him. She may be looking for a husband, but Lord Martin is certainly not a candidate. The smoldering looks he sends her way, however, are a different matter entirely. She suspects there is great passion to be had if she could throw caution to the wind and surrender to his charms.... but dare she risk her heart? And will Martin, who hides a most tormented past, be able to surrender to true love at last?"--

"Annabelle Lawson knew nothing about the handsome and charismatic stranger she met on the train-only that he would make an ideal model for the budding young artist-and that she desired him more than she ever believed possible. She is soon lured into a passionate and romantic summer affair, but after she is seduced, she learns that she'd also been betrayed. The man she thought she loved was really Magnus Wallis-a scoundrel like his father before him, the loathed and vengeful cousin of Annabelle's benefactor, the honorable Earl of Whitby. Older and wiser, no longer the naïve, romantic girl who would fall for a rogue, Annabelle cannot avoid a reunion with Magnus, who wants to include her paintings in his new London gallery. She means to show him her coldest face-but upon seeing him again, her every intention melts from the heat of his touch. It is clear that Magnus still burns for her, but is he the villain he once was, or can he be redeemed and become a man Annabelle could dare to love?"--

"Being raised in a strict, humorless household did nothing to dampen Lady Lily Langdon's wildly romantic nature - nor cool her lifelong affection for Edward Wallis, Earl of Whitby, her elder brother's oldest, dearest friend. But Edward cannot see the lovely woman she's become for the young schoolgirl she once was. So, with lessons in flirtation from her American sister-in-law, Duchess Sophia, Lily means to open Edward's eyes and win his heart. But just when her seduction begins to take hold, a shocking twist of fate forces Edward to take stock of the reckless life he has lived. Flirtation with his best friend's younger sister is the last thing he wants, but Lily cannot give up the dream of rapture that surely awaits her, if only she can prove to the handsome, haunted earl that it is never too late to fall in love"--

"Lady Alexandra Monroe has more than romance on her mind when she meets handsome Prince Randolph at the Regent's Ball. While all the other ladies fall for his famous charms, she remains focused on her true goal-to seize the crown of Petersbourg for herself and return her father's bloodline to the throne. Alexandra is ruthless in her ambitions, until she meets Prince Randolph's dangerously handsome and seductive younger brother, Nicholas, who arouses her passions in ways she never imagined. Before long, Alexandra finds herself caught up in a complex web of secrets and scandals, where the only hope for her survival is in the arms of the one man she cannot resist"--