Bøger af Karice Bolton

A friends-to-lovers romance filled with family shenanigans, new friendships, and island breezes to keep things cool when the chemistry heats up! Emily Evans knows better than to date a guy like Lucas Edwards. He's cocky, arrogant, and way too good-looking for words. He's completely indecisive, a player, and can't even keep his houseplants alive. So, she very clearly puts him in the friend zone where he belongs. And their friendship comes on strong. She loves nothing more than hanging out with Lucas, bickering over what show to watch or where to eat, and daydreaming where their next un-date will be. She's never had such an amazing friendship before and can't imagine not having him in her life. Except for that tiny problem of putting him in the friend zone, things are going great. Lucas Edwards fell hard for Emily the moment she opened her mouth and chewed out his cousin. No one ever did that, and he loved every second of it. Since that moment, he's been following her around like a lost puppy dog even though she very clearly put him in the platonic wasteland. He starts to wonder if those sparks that he's feeling are real or just wishful thinking. But when she insists that he goes out on a date with a girl that asks him out, he realizes this might change everything, and it might not be the way either expected.

Visit Silver Ridge Resort for a feel-good romance story that will make you believe in love. Erika Larson knows one thing for sure. She is awful at dating and has spent her life avoiding men at all costs. After getting dumped by a man who was her forever because she became pregnant, Erika's been a little skeptical about the entire concept of love. It seems like an excuse for men to get what they want before they leave town. After all, she works as a bartender at the world-famous Silver Ridge Ski Resort and has seen her fair share of one-night stands and guys' trips gone wrong. But when Slade Tenison rolls into her bar looking to meet up with his old high school sweetheart who never shows, Erika gets a soft spot for him and tries to turn his ski trip around. It's meant to be a quick trip for Slade and a fun fling for Erika, but their connection is undeniable and the spark between them is lit for everyone to see. Will Erika break down her walls and finally experience true love? Sometimes, it only takes one simple wish...

As the magical holiday season is disrupted with an afternoon of horror, it becomes apparent that the Legions have begun their uprising around the globe, and Ana does her best to stay strong even though her world has been shattered. It is up to Ana to find the strength within and not fall prey to the dark side as she begins her chase to reclaim what's rightfully hers. Realizing that Ana's visions alone are not enough to protect them, her family begins her training immediately before she is targeted once more. The Legions will not quit until they get what they want, and they have made it clear that mortals will not be spared, leaving Ana little time to figure out what it is the demons are after. As Ana balances her time between chasing after her destiny and spending her time relearning how to fight demons, she learns something about her past that could change why she's fighting for anything at all. Clues continue to unfold in the form of yellowed letters she finds from Athen buried within an old Tudor home; and her future is signaled in a lone, white rose left for only her to see giving her the strength to persevere. She is determined to not give up faith that she will have it all once more.

Sophie Bristol works two jobs-sometimes three-and is surrounded by people falling in love and that's great. Really, it's great. It's not like she ever thought she'd find that perfect someone. After all, she learned he probably only exists in some far away land with talking wildlife and glass slippers, and that works perfectly for her busy schedule. Not to mention she experienced the worst divorce in island history between her parents, and she got to be there for every painful second to warp her view on the subject. And let's not forget her stepmom has only learned to like Sophie once she began helping take care of her dad after his stroke. So to say love isn't a priority is an understatement. Life hasn't been easy, not that she ever expected it to be, and she's fine with the hand she's been dealt. Really, she is fine. But when Sophie falls for a rock star, it will take more than a fairy godmother to make love work in the real world.

The final installment of the Witch Avenue Series.A battle is brewing among the covens...As Triss prepares to defeat the Praedivinus, a new order rises, and this one is far more deadly. Navigating her way through mystic realms and unknown portals, it is up to Triss to recognize real from imagined and stop the two from colliding.

Natalie Jennings loves nothing more than waking up and going into work at the florist shop she owns in the heart of Fireweed Island. Every morning is pleasant and filled with sunshine and rainbows. That is until she sees an email for a wedding consult slide right into her inbox with the sender's name of Cole Hill. Her hands get clammy and the cold winter's day suddenly feels like it's ninety degrees and climbing. It couldn't be the same Cole Hill from high school. The universe isn't that cruel. But as she opens the email and reads the message, she realizes that it is, indeed, the Cole Hill from high school, and it is the universe's turn to not only be cruel but downright evil. Cole broke her heart, but not in the normal fashion. He ensured the process was a long one filled with plenty of ups and downs. It all started in first grade and didn't finally end until the second year of college. And now he is coming back to get married on Fireweed Island. The perks of being the only florist in town! It's a good thing she got over him years ago...

Paranormal Romance A world full of love, magic, and loss... It's two weeks before Triss turns 18, and her world is about to change into the most magical one imaginable as she readies herself to enter The Witch Avenue Order... that is until her mother's disappearance. Instead of celebrating her transformation, she finds herself spreading rose petals into her mother's empty grave. When Logan, her best friend from junior high, moves back to town for college, he vows to help her find the answers she so desperately seeks surrounding her mother's disappearance. As they begin uncovering clues, it becomes apparent that the life of white magic they both grew up loving is not what the majority practices, and their lives are in danger. With a haunting feeling that her mother may still be alive, she begins to hear a call to the wilderness. Triss realizes that in order to find the answers she needs, she must learn the ways of her ancestors and become the hunter, not the hunted before it's too late, and she becomes part of the lonely souls.

Fletcher Security Systems has become one of the largest firms of its type in the world. Luke has mastered how to protect everyone else at all cost without dealing with his own demons. Or so he thinks.When one of Luke's top men is captured, he realizes the people who murdered his parents are sending a message loud and clear. He is next. As secrets are unburied, it becomes apparent these people will stop at nothing to get what they want, and they set their sights on Hannah.

Emilia Hudson has never been one to consider arranged marriages, especially if it meant her fifty-five year old parents would have a say, but with her dismal love life, she's almost reconsidering. After her latest dating disaster, Emilia writes a simple blog post that goes viral. Worse yet, people start considering her a relationship expert, and all she feels like is a fraud. As the emails and speaking engagements start rolling in, she realizes her only option is to take the bull by the horns and run with the unexpected fame.What she doesn't want to do is talk about the real reason why she won't ever fall in love again.However, when she gets an offer she can't refuse from a major publisher, that's all they want her to write about, but It isn't until she meets the man behind the proposal that she realizes why...

The thrilling conclusion to the Afterworld Series . . . Life becomes an intricate game of hide and seek in the Afterworld where nothing is as it seems and more is at stake than ever before. The lines between good and evil have never been so entwined. Rebekah's only hope in the Afterworld is to use the very enemy they hope to destroy. What she discovers during the uprisings is enough to cripple most where they stand. It's up to Rebekah and her team to focus on what's right no matter the cost. But a gruesome reality shines light on who's behind the death and destruction, forcing Rebekah to question everything she's learned about the Afterworld. She has to ask herself if this is even a world worth saving.

Tori Aickens understands more than most what it feels like to lose the ones you love, but she also understands how to survive that kind of pain by leaving it all behind and never looking back. Unfortunately, while she's busy never looking back, she walks straight ahead to find her fiancé cheating on her with a grin on his face. Tori decides to return to Fireweed Island to teach for the summer, but coming back to a place where ghosts lurk in even the happiest of memories makes her face the heartache of her past she's done so well at leaving behind. It isn't until Gabby introduces Mason Rhodes to her that she realizes kindness can exist in this overly brutal thing called life, and maybe not all men are meant to self-destruct, or she's just been sniffing in too much ocean air. Either way, spending time with Mason on Fireweed Island leaves Tori questioning if the carefully constructed life she left behind in New York is one she even wants any longer. Mason is determined to break down Tori's barriers, but she's not sure she's strong enough to let go of her past and imagine a future that risks her heart getting broken again, and she wonders if there's such a thing as the right love at the wrong time... Fans of the Beyond Love Series will enjoy seeing old friends and reading about fresh characters in this carefully woven tale of love, heartache, and new beginnings.

Daisy knows Hunter Knox hasn't had the best track record with women...partially because there's a revolving door at the front of the bar he owns, but she sees a side of him that no one else does. When the lights turn down and the music shuts off, she gets to see the man behind the bar. He's caring, soulful, and poetic. Everything she shouldn't see in her boss. But the good news is that she's only working through the winter and then she can go back home to Buttercup Lake and shake him off. Hunter Knox knows he's awful at choosing the right woman. He gets dazzled too easily and falls for one too many one-liners, but it's the Knox way. When his mom introduces him to Daisy, his world is turned upside down. He can't think straight. He tells her everything about his life, his mistakes, his dreams. And then she's gone... back to her real life up north at the lake. After all, she only had a winter job. But when one of his flings turns up at his door holding a bundle, it's Daisy who's there to lend an unexpected hand. Before he knows it, he's playing make-believe and wishing for something impossible to have. Indulge in this small-town romance packed with holiday cheer and book club shenanigans! All books in the Sunshine Breakfast Club are complete stories and can be read as standalones. Enjoy!

When secrets are meant to protect, but all they do is destroy... Sadie Egorov hopes she can find the comfort and security she craves with Zach Parker, the man who saved her from a ruthless crime organization. When she moves across the country with him to start over in a cozy mountain town, she never expects to live on edge for the rest of her life. On the surface, Sadie knows she's safe, yet she can't shake the feeling of being watched. While Zach and his brother Ian head one of the most lucrative security firms in Washington state, he can't stop thinking about the fact that the one person he can't protect and fix is Sadie. She's broken, and the nightmare she thought she had left behind haunts her every single day. But when Zach comes home one day to find no trace of Sadie, his world turns upside down, and he'll do anything to find her. Even if she doesn't want to be found.

Christmas is coming to Fireweed Island! Holly Wildes is excited to spend the holidays alone in a calm and peaceful setting with no pesky neighbors, no annoying bosses, and absolutely no horns honking or sirens blaring at three in the morning. After seven years of giving her all to a top investment firm in Manhattan, her holiday bonus included a pink slip and a rather slim severance package. So when her sister, Maddie, promises the perfect opportunity to work at her tea shop, Holly jumps at the chance to start over. What Holly doesn't expect is to live across the street from one of the sexiest men she's ever encountered. Thankfully, he seems too busy to notice her, and around town, she begins to learn that Nick is anything and everything but a saint. He is definitely not a complication she needs in her life, especially with her parents coming to town. Nick always thought he was content in life. He has a thriving business, enjoys the perks of being a bachelor, and never has to think twice about doing what he wants when he wants. That all changes once Holly moves in across the street. All she has to do is throw a smile in his direction, and he knows his life is forever changed.

When Sasha Jones' favorite aunt leaves her a small candy store on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, she immediately decides to sell it. Her life is already in permanent upheaval, and she doesn't have the time or patience to try keep the family business going. She has great holiday memories of Fireweed Island, but that's what they need to remain-as memories.But Sasha promises herself one last Christmas on Fireweed before she puts the business on the market. Between two awful boyfriends that she ping-pongs between and a work schedule that calls for her to fall into her bed at midnight, she's running on fumes. She needs the escape and time away from her life in Arizona.What Sasha doesn't anticipate is the sexiest man in the universe stumbling into the candy shop. She just never expects it to be her Christmas crush from when she was twelve years old, Wyatt Elliott. There's something about the way he looks at Sasha that makes her wonder if she's making the right decision. But she's never been one to put love first...And maybe that's the problem.

A single dad romance set in the perfect small town on Marigold Island! Welcome to Curiosity Bay... Amelia Evans knew one day she'd come back to help at her family's Antiques and Baubles on Curiosity Bay. She just didn't expect it to happen after her fiancé leaves her for her best friend, her apartment burns down, and her trusty ride of over a decade wheezes its last breath. With her sisters welcoming her into the fold, she realizes the island's coveted antique store might just be the place to mend her broken heart. But when an exotic vase arrives with something special inside, she knows she needs to find the rightful owner. There's no way he would ever have let this go. She just never expects it to be...him. When James Edwards hears from an antique dealer regarding his family's belongings, he ignores the call. After all, everyone's been after him since his mom's death to get a piece of his family's rare collectibles. And that was the least of his worries. Between his own life imploding and his future not what he ever expected for his small son, he doesn't have time to worry about an expensive vase.It isn't until the woman shows up at his doorstep that he realizes there's more to it than he realizes, but the mystery surrounding the woman holding the vase is as intriguing as the one he wishes he could solve.

So much for happily ever after! When Avery Harten's boyfriend of seven years calls her from Brazil and says he's not coming back home to Nashville, Avery decides it's time to spend the holidays with her family back on Fireweed Island. She needs to mend her broken heart, or at least figure out why it's not so broken...The moment she steps foot in her hometown, memories wash over her, and she knows she made the right decision to come home for the holidays. When Avery bumps into the sexy and charming Caden Turner at her parents' pharmacy, she wonders if life is starting to turn around...Until the most embarrassing thing happens right in front of him, and she wishes she could fly herself right back to Nashville. Except the magic of the season has something else in store for them, but only if Avery can learn to open her heart and forgive the man who broke hers...

When it becomes obvious that the dark side will stop at nothing to control the mortal world, Ana is faced with a decision that could determine the fate of Fallen Angels everywhere. Determined to not use mortals as pawns, Ana does her best to prepare for the battles ahead while protecting the innocent souls around the world. As danger looms at every turn, she realizes that the ones she thought were prey might actually be the predators, and it will take an army like never before to stop the wickedness from spreading throughout the world.

Alone in snowy, remote Whistler village, Ana tries to build a new life since losing her parents. With a cozy condo, a sweet-faced bulldog and an evening job to leave the days free for the slopes, life slips into a great routine. If only she could shake the guilt for not remembering anything about her parents and banish the night terrors that haunt her every dream. On a whim, Ana goes out with Athen, a guy she's just met in the Grizzly Pub... The only problem is that she feels like she already knows him. Within 48 hours of meeting Athen and his family, Ana's world implodes. She falls for Athen quickly and before she knows it, a past life begins to resurface. As thrilling as the revelations appear at first, she fights against the chilling information that Athen is from the underworld. Soon she begins to struggle as her own supernatural gifts are slowly unveiled, and she realizes that the nightmares she's been having might be premonitions and not dreams at all. It is up to Ana to decipher between fact and fiction before it is too late, and her new love, Athen, follows in her same fate - one that is lost between two worlds.

"I hereby vow to never date a rebel."Those were the words that shaped Tessa Berry's entire dating life the moment she vowed with her best friends in high school to never date a bad boy. Each of them took a pledge to never date a Mr. Wrong...and Morgan McKenzie was Tessa's wrong.But when her best friends bring up the pact and come up with a challenge to go after their Mr. Wrongs before they turn thirty, Tessa realizes they're all in over their heads and Tessa must teach her friends a lesson However, when Tessa's Mr. Wrong becomes her fake fiancé, she wonders if she made the biggest mistake of her life.After all, love isn't a fake emotion, even if the relationship is, right?

Blake Volkov is not my type. He's a professional athlete, charming, cocky, and his family is part of a notorious criminal underground in Manhattan. I know this because my father's a cop, and I'm a psychiatrist working with the criminally insane. But all it takes is one defining moment to understand who the real Blake Volkov is. That second in time rips away everything I thought I knew about him, revealing someone far more loyal, protective, and charming than I ever expected. With his brooding sexiness and fierce determination to protect me, it's hard not to fall for him. At least a little bit, even if it's only for one night...

Triss and Logan's love is becoming stronger by the day as they harness the powers between them, but will that make them blind to the evil they're facing? After uncovering startling information about her family, Triss is determined to right the wrongs of her ancestors. Triss and Logan uncover who has infiltrated the covens across the globe, and they realize the plans of the dark side are far more sinister than they'd ever imagined. As the power of this hidden world is exposed, Triss learns her role in the covens. With Logan, Dace and Bakula's assistance, Triss is now able to fully realize the abilities her ancestors have given her. It won't be long until the dark forces regain their strength, especially as their leader, Eben, continues his quest for a power that can never be revoked. Triss must stop him before it is too late.

With a checkered employment history, an ex-boyfriend who thinks she is an ATM machine, and a crazy family who she misses dearly, Katie Chance can't wait to start over in her hometown of Apple Grove.What Katie doesn't expect is to be thrown into the middle of the town's first murder investigation or to nearly be run over by the murder suspect as he's trying to flee town.Katie never imagined that the quiet little town of Apple Grove would be the center of a scintillating murder mystery. But when rich spinster, Rudy Valentine winds up murdered in her bathtub the finger-pointing begins.Apple Grove becomes a circus as media swarms the once-quiet town, and the sheriff does little to arrest the right person and quite a lot to arrest the wrong ones, which makes conspiracy theories fly and everyone a suspect.Katie must dodge trouble at every turn and pray for an outcome that doesn't land her behind bars as the murderer roams free and leaves a note telling her she's next.

Jewels Jennings-zippy librarian by day and book blogger by night-came back to the one and only place beyond the pages of a book that has given her happiness, Fireweed Island. Years ago, she tore off the island in a speedboat with the man she was supposed to marry in tow and a vow never to return to small-town living . . . only to return with her tail between her legs, newly divorced, and completely skeptical of anything resembling love. She prefers to stick to the men between the pages of her latest read rather than waste time in the real world. Jake Harlen fled to Fireweed Island with the hopes of forgetting his past. He's been busy carving out a life that anchors him far away from people and the complications they always manage to deliver. He likes his life, manages it with the care it deserves, and is content in his single ways . . . until he goes on a rescue call and meets the town librarian. When Jewels finds her life hanging in the balance more than once, Jake is the only one who can save her, but neither of them realizes the magic of love that Fireweed is determined to deliver, but only one of them is ready to accept what fate has in store.

Lily's off and running the moment she graduates. She's working at one of the most prestigious PR firms in Portland where her ambition propels her ahead at the firm and she loves it. Between decorating her new apartment and focusing solely on work, she has no time for dating, which is ideal since that's never been her strong suit. At least not since she ran away from her high school sweetheart several years before. After more than a handful of somewhat sketchy relationships in college, she's come up with a few dating guidelines: >Don't date the boss. >Don't date his son. >Stay away from Professors, even if not in school. >Never fall in love. As long as she sticks to the rules everything should be fine, but that's always been her problem. She never sticks to the rules, and she has two best friends determined to find her perfect match, even if that means digging up her old high school boyfriend.

Brandy Rhodes is about to enter law school and everything is going according to plan. Until she meets him--the one man in the universe who's off limits--her best friend's brother, Aaron. Brandy knows enough to stay away from him, but as the pull becomes impossible to ignore, secrets and lies become part of Brandy's way of life. And she kind of likes it. Aaron Sullivan has never been one to believe in love. His motto is quantity over quality and that has suited him quite well. After all, love is an illusion and romance is another way to manipulate females into bed. Until he meets her--the one woman in the universe who calls his bluff and shows what love can be. But as their love grows, Aaron's past begins to haunt his future, and right when she needs him the most, he makes a decision that will shatter her world. And she just may not survive.

Gabby Sullivan handles her mom's death and brother's sudden abandonment just about as well as anyone could at the age of twelve. Left feeling alone, she finishes high school, developing a bit of a wild streak, and lives like there's no tomorrow. That is until an illness stops her in her tracks. Learning to control life around her becomes her comfort. With a visible scar that reminds her and the world that she beat the odds, it's impossible for her to put everything behind her, no matter how hard she tries. Right out of college she begins working at her family's company and buries herself in the safety of the corporate world. No extra time, no life, no relationships. To maintain her bubble, she promises herself that she'll stay a safe distance from the top three culprits of chaos: Sex Love Relationships But some things are beyond control... Jason's been trying to piece his life together after a personal tragedy, only it's not working. Damaged by his ghosts, he's thrown himself into his work to avoid a past that won't stop haunting him. He'll never forgive himself and doesn't expect anyone else to either. When the back of his vehicle is clipped by a hurried limo driver he can't wait to let the driver have it until he hears Gabby's voice coming from inside the sedan. There's something soothing about it, something familiar. The moment she sees Jason, she knows her life will never be the same. But she doesn't know why. He's everything she said she never wanted. He's cocky, arrogant, and infuriating. With his dazzling amber eyes, dark hair and chiseled features she can hardly remember where she's going, let alone where she's been and maybe that's a good thing. She begins to let him show her what life could be, if she really lived it. Neither wants their pasts to define their future, but sometimes destiny has something else in store. It's only as their love grows and secrets are revealed that they realize a devastating connection from their past might actually tear them apart.

Gabby has found the love of her life. Her bakery is doing better than she could ever imagine, and her two best friends each found love in the most unexpected places. But just when everything seems too good to be true, she realizes it probably is. Jason's hours have become longer, and there are mornings when she rolls over to find an empty bed. It isn't until Jason's hidden past surfaces that she realizes there's more on the line than love. In order for their relationship to survive, Gabby must convince Jason to let her be a part of a world he's fought so hard to forget. She knows their love is worth fighting for, but will he allow his family's dark secrets to shape his future with Gabby?

The outbreak might be over, but the nightmare is just beginning... Rebekah vows to expose the truth behind the RecruitZ that are killing the innocents. These creatures must be stopped, but so should the people controlling them. When Rebekah uncovers who is behind the uprisings, her own life becomes in danger. Rebekah knows that she is not alone in this fight but vengeance alone won't help her and the others to victory. It is up to her to uncover the truth for the public before the world is turned over to an elite few. Regardless of what may happen to her, she knows it's a race against time to destroy these creatures and the monsters controlling them before there is no one left worth saving.

Sometimes people come into your world and wreak havoc. They leave a mark that can't be removed. That mark for me was Drake Volkov. I didn't know my introduction to the New York art world would begin with a sexy as hell stranger at a masquerade ball. Everything about this guy screamed sex and danger, and I knew I should run in the opposite direction. It didn't help that he was the man my brother asked me to keep an eye on. Why? I had no idea--just another perk of having a brother in the private security business. I'd been told Drake was heartless and ran the streets of Manhattan. They said he was vicious, ruthless, unrelenting, and a player with a heart of stone. But the stories didn't line up with the man I'd come to know. Drake protected me in my darkest hour. He sheltered me from the very viciousness the world accused him of. They were wrong.