Bøger af Kathryn Roberts

Tyler Stafford was raised to be an honorable man, but when Nell Reaume decided to marry his best friend, Matthew Packard, it took everything he had to stand silent. Now, fifteen years later, he plays fiddle at Matthew's funeral just like his father played at Matthew's wedding. Nell Packard silently hopes all the Packard bad luck has died with Matthew. She's accepted the life she has chosen, but hopes there can be a better life for her son, Nate. Matthew blamed everything that went wrong on Tyler and the influential Stafford family, and now Nate has fifteen years of hatred built up for Tyler. Tyler admits he's never found a woman to replace Nell in his heart, but can he win her back? It's ten miles between his ranch and hers. Saturday night is a time for everyone to dance and come together to shake off the loneliness and desperation of ranching on the Wyoming prairie, but is it too far to bring two lives together forever?

A young woman blames her religious upbringing for a friend's suicide and sets out to discover who she is beyond the strict rules of doctrine. Reinventing herself in a new town, she struggles with breaking the taboos of her mother's faith and navigating the lines between friend and lover, child and adult. As she learns new details about events back home, she is forced to reevaluate the childhood she thought she knew.

Dementia is a mine-field of experiences and discoveries and this book relates the heart-rending journey of a daughter and her mother to the end of a frustrating and often confusing disease. Living with dementia requires a whole new set of rules and Roberts explains as she goes what is happening both from her experiences as well as from her mother's view point. The Long Good-bye puts the progression of the disease out front and allows the reader to see how the trip could have been a little smoother. Roberts offers a number of ways to prepare for the end as well as suggestions for the caregiver from the onset to choosing a facility, to making the end easier.

The drama on Jacksonville Island continues as Alessandra meets her sister who was a mystery to her until she was in court defending her father for shooting a rapist. Tony Aratucci is confronted with his past and finds his awareness about his life and his daughters. Paul finds out more about his past than he cares to know and is forced to face up to it. Jeff has to free his own demons to find his own happiness. Allman and Amanda reach an understanding after many tragedies as Amanda's past is revealed.

Cole Phillips is as rugged a mountain man as they come. He and his mules take hikers, hunters and vacationers into the rugged Idaho wilderness, set up their camp and then leave until it's time to pack them out. He is a very private man and likes it that way....until he meets Maggie Childs. Maggie has invaded his wilderness and he doesn't want to trust her, but he can't stop thinking about her. She's smart, easy to look at and a darn good mule skinner. Right away Cole sees the danger of liking her too much but she haunts him every moment they are apart. The wilderness they both love is in peril of becoming cut up into a National Park. Cole and Maggie love the pristine mountains, the crystal creeks and rivers, and the solitude and peace of star-filled nights. The love of the wild Idaho mountains is enough to bring them together, but is it enough to keep them together on the wild side of love?