Bøger af Kristan Higgins

The TikTok sensation! Pack up the Moon is a heart-wrenching and beautiful story of love in all its forms. Joshua Park never expected to be a widower at the age of thirty. Given his solitary job, small circle of friends and family, and the social awkwardness he's always suffered from, he has no idea how to negotiate this new, unwanted phase of life.But Lauren, his wife, had a plan to keep him moving forward. A plan hidden in the letters she leaves him, giving him a task for every month in the year after her death.It's a journey that will take Joshua from his first outing as a widower to buy groceries... to an attempted dinner party that becomes a comic disaster... to finding a new best friend while weeping in the dressing room of a clothing store.As his grief makes room for new friendships and experiences, Joshua learns Lauren's most valuable lesson: the path to happiness doesn't follow a straight line.Funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and always uplifting, this novel from bestselling author Kristan Higgins illuminates how life's greatest joys are often hiding in plain sight.Real readers have fallen in love with Pack up the Moon:'I loved everything about this book!!!! It was so beautifully written' 5 star reader review'I cried throughout the entirety of this book. So emotional and so well written' 5 star reader review'This is the best book I have read so far this year!' 5 star reader review'This book is mesmerizing... couldn't put it down' 5 star reader review

En sommer fuld af kærlighed, overraskelser og erfaringer for livet.En knægt kommer ind i din boghandel og ... Gæt engang? Han er din søn. Den søn, du bortadopterede for 18 år siden. Ham, du aldrig har fortalt nogen om. Surprise!Og det er i den grad en overraskelse. Det er en stor overraskelse for Matthews adoptivmor, Monica, som troede, at hun havde et tæt forhold til sin næsten voksne søn. Men han følte åbenbart behov for at arrangere en sommerferie til Cape Cod, så han kunne møde sin biologiske mor ... uden at sige et ord til hverken hende eller sin far.Det er også en overraskelse – for at sige det mildt – for Harlow, den kvinde, der i al hemmelighed bortadopterede sit barn for så mange år siden. Hun har brugt årene siden da på at opbygge et stille liv. Hun driver en boghandel sammen med sin bedstefar, hænger ud med sine fire yngre søskende og er mere eller mindre lykkeligt single, selvom hun ikke kan lade være med at blive tiltrukket af Grady Byrne, hendes gamle gymnasieven. Han er flyttet tilbage til byen sammen med sin 4-årigedatter, uden en kone i billedet. Men hun har altid tænkt, at hendes liv skulle være børnefrit, så det komplicerer tingene.Da Matthew kommer ind i Harlows butik, besvimer hun. Monica går i panik. Og alle deres forestillinger – om hvad det virkelig vil sige at være forælder – eksploderer. Sommeren bliver fuld af endnu flere overraskelser, når formen på to familier redefineres ... og begge kvinder lærer, at der for dem ikke er nogen grænser for en mors kærlighed.---"Med et råt og ægte blik på moderskabet er En lille solstråle en smuk ode til kærlighed i alle dens mange former, til familie, tabt og genfundet." - Ashley Poston"Der er så meget dybde i denne historie og utroligt dragende og veludviklede og relaterbare karakterer, der gør det til den perfekte sommerlæsning!" - Chick Lit Central"En lille solstråle er en herlig historie fyldt med dialog og karakterer, som er skabt til at få læseren til at bryde ud i et smil eller et fnis." - Fresh Fiction"Higgins har evnen til at skabe flerdimensionelle, nuancerede og ofte fejlbehæftede karakterer, som vi læsere kan relatere til, uanset om vi har prøvet at være i deres sko eller ej." - The Romantic Dish"En opløftende historie om kærlighed og taknemmelighed – for ikke at nævne frustration, frygt og fiasko – i alle slags familier" - Kirkus Reviews

From the author of TikTok sensation PACK UP THE MOON comes a funny, romantic and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life's swerves.Lark Smith is planning a fairytale wedding to her high school sweetheart when in the blink of an eye, everything she's dreamed of is suddenly gone. That day, Lark decided the best way to deal with loss was to prevent others from ever having to. Five years later that goal of becoming a doctor - the best doctor - is just within reach when, without warning, she's fired.Now, getting back on track means making a deal with the devil. Well, not exactly, even if they do call renowned surgeon Lorenzo Santini "Dr Satan" behind his back. He'll use his influence to get her back in the program. But first, Lark has to pose as his significant other all summer...his sister is getting married, and he doesn't want his 99-year-old grandmother spending her precious time worrying over his single state. What Lark doesn't realize is she's already met Lorenzo's brother Dante, the firefighter who was there on Lark's worst day. The brothers couldn't be more different...which is becoming a problem, because the last thing Lark wants is to fall in love again.While spinning white lies during one unforgettable Cape Cod summer, Lark is exposed to the truth: when life throws you in the dark, love, friends and family are there to help you look on the bright side.

"A kid walks into your bookstore and says to you, 'Guess what? I'm your son.' The one you put up for adoption seventeen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise! His name is Matthew Walker, and he's come to spend the summer on the Cape with his parents. Why? Well, he wants to meet you before he heads off to college in the fall. Tiny detail: he didn't tell his adoptive parents about his plan. And while you hoped this day would come someday, you're so stunned, you actually faint. You're overjoyed (and stunned) and worried (and stunned) and you've yearned to meet him, but you didn't know it would be like this. Did you mention feeling stunned?"--

Bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance.Emerson, Georgia, and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they still carry as adults.For each of them, that means something different. For Marley, it's coming to terms with the survivor's guilt she's carried around since her twin sister's death, which has left her blind to the real chance for romance in her life. For Georgia, it's about learning to stop trying to live up to her mother's and brother's ridiculous standards, and learning to accept the love her ex-husband has tried to give her.But as Marley and Georgia grow stronger, the real meaning of Emerson's dying wish becomes truly clear: more than anything, she wanted her friends to love themselves.A novel of compassion and insight, Good Luck With That tells the story of two women who learn to embrace themselves just the way they are.

From bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kristan Higgins comes a novel examining a family at the breaking point--in all its messy, difficult, wonderful complexity.The Frosts are a typical American family. Barb and John, married almost fifty years, are testy and bored with each other... who could blame them after all this time? At least they have their daughters-- Barb's favorite, the perfect, brilliant Juliet; and John's darling, the free-spirited Sadie. The girls themselves couldn't be more different, but at least they got along, more or less. It was fine. It was enough.Until the day John had a stroke, and their house of cards came tumbling down.Now Sadie has to put her career as a teacher and struggling artist in New York on hold to come back and care for her beloved dad - and face the love of her life, whose heart she broke, and who broke hers. Now Juliet has to wonder if people will notice that despite her perfect career as a successful architect, her perfect marriage to a charming Brit, and her two perfect daughters, she's spending an increasing amount of time in the closet having panic attacks.And now Barb and John will finally have to face what's been going on in their marriage all along.

'A heart-wrenching page-turner told with warmth and humor' People Magazine, Pick of the WeekEmma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve. The regal old woman came from wealthy New England stock, but that didn't protect her from life's cruelest blows: the disappearance of her young son, followed by the premature death of her husband. Genevieve rose from those ashes of grief and built a fashion empire that was respected the world over, even when it meant neglecting her other son.When Emma's own mother died, her father abandoned her on his mother's doorstep. Genevieve took Emma in and reluctantly raised her - until Emma got pregnant her senior year of high school. Genevieve kicked her out with nothing but the clothes on her back.Now Emma has built a wonderful life for herself and her teenage daughter, Riley. So what is she to do when Genevieve does the one thing Emma never expected of her and, after not speaking to her for nearly two decades, calls and asks for help?

From bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kristan Higgins comes a funny and surprising new novel about losing it all - and getting back more than you ever expected.Lillie Silva knew life as an empty nester would be hard after her only child left for college, but when her husband abruptly dumps her for another woman just as her son leaves, her world comes crashing down. Besides the fact that this announcement is a complete surprise (to say the least), what shocks Lillie most is that she isn't heartbroken. She's furious.Lillie has loved her life on Cape Cod, but as a mother, wife, and nurse-midwife, she's used to caring for other people . . . not taking care of herself. Now, alone for the first time in her life, she finds herself going a little rogue. Is it over the top to crash her ex-husband's wedding dressed like the angel of death? Sure! Should she release a skunk into his perfect new home? Probably not! But it beats staying home and moping.She finds an unexpected ally in her glamorous sister, with whom she's had a tense relationship all these years. And an unexpected babysitter in, of all people, Ben Hallowell, the driver in a car accident that nearly killed Lillie twenty years ago. And then there's Ophelia, her ex-husband's oddly lost niece, who could really use a friend.It's the end of Lillie's life as she knew it. But sometimes the perfect next chapter surprises you . . . out of the clear blue sky.

An emotional and heart-warming novel from the bestselling author of TikTok sensation Pack up the Moon.'A raw and genuine look at motherhood, A Little Ray of Sunshine is a lovely ode to love in all of its many forms, family lost and found' Ashley Poston, author of The Dead RomanticsA kid walks into your bookstore and... guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption eighteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise!And a huge surprise it is.It's a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a close relationship with Matthew, her nearly adult son. Until he secretly arranged a vacation to Cape Cod so he could meet his birth mother... without a word to her.It's also a surprise to Harlow, the woman who secretly placed him for adoption so many years ago. She has built a quiet life, running a bookstore with her grandfather, and is happily single... though she can't help gravitating toward Grady Byrne, an old friend who has moved back to town, three-year-old daughter in tow, and no wife in the picture.When Matthew walks into Harlow's store, she faints. Monica panics. And all their assumptions about what being a parent really means explode...This summer will be full of more surprises as both their families are redefined...and as both women learn that for them, there's no limit to a mother's love.

A Callie Grey, el hecho de asumir su edad la obligaba a reconocer que su novio y a la vez jefe le debía desde hacía mucho tiempo una proposición de matrimonio. Y, también, a darse cuenta de que esa proposición no iba a llegar nunca, porque, de repente, Mark le anunció que se había comprometido con la nueva doña Perfecta de la empresa. Por si eso no fuera ya lo suficientemente desastroso, a su madre se le ocurrió hacerle una gran fiesta para celebrar su treinta cumpleaños... en la funeraria familiar.Las cosas empeoraron aún más cuando Callie, con tal de llamar la atención de Mark, empezó a salir con el veterinario del pueblo, que, aunque estaba soltero y sin compromiso, no era demasiado cálido ni agradable. ¿Qué importaba que Ian McFarland estuviera más cómodo con los animales que con las personas? ¿Qué importaba que fuera tan formal y metódico? Ella, tan afable, espontánea y amante de la diversión, decidió que era hora de que Ian hiciera unas mejoras en su personalidad.Pero, por muy poco que la impresionara, cabía la remota posibilidad de que se enamorara del soltero menos atrayente de todo Vermont...

La joven viuda Lucy Lang solo buscaba un hombre agradable y decente. Alguien que cortara el césped, se encargara de la barbacoa y enseñara a sus futuros hijos a jugar al fútbol. Pero, sobre todo, alguien que no le alterara lo más mínimo el corazón, ni ninguna otra parte de su cuerpo. Lucy no podía arriesgarse a otra pérdida más. De modo que no le quedaba otro remedio que despedirse de Ethan, su ardiente y completamente inapropiado amigo con derecho a roce, y buscarse un hombre con el que pudiera casarse.El problema era que Ethan Mirabelli no pensaba marcharse a ninguna parte. En su opinión, lo que ella necesitaba lo tenía justo ante sus ojos. Pero ¿sería capaz de convencerla de que su amor podría durar eternamente?

Cuando el exprometido de Grace Emerson empezó a salir con su hermana pequeña, ella se dio cuenta de que había que tomar medidas. Para evitar que todo el mundo se obsesionara con su vida amorosa, Grace anunció que estaba saliendo con alguien. Alguien maravilloso. Alguien guapísimo. Alguien completamente inventado. ¿Quién era aquel don Perfecto? Alguien... diametralmente opuesto a su vecino, el renegado de Callahan O'Shea. Bueno, tal vez, alguien con su físico. Con su cuerpazo. Y con su fino sentido del humor. Con su inteligencia y su gran corazón.Vaya. No. ¡Callahan O'Shea no podía ser el hombre perfecto para ella! No, teniendo en cuenta su desagradable pasado. Entonces... ¿por qué le parecía tan idóneo el hombre equivocado?

Ser tratada como si fuera un chico más no era tan divertido como podría parecer, de modo que tras volver a su ciudad natal, la periodista Chastity O'Neill decidió que ya iba siendo hora de utilizar sus armas de mujer. Sin embargo, tenía dos pequeños problemas: en primer lugar, Chastity era una fuerza femenina de un metro ochenta y fuerte como una roca, y, en segundo lugar, tenía cuatro hermanos mayores, que seguían tratándola como si fuera uno más del grupo. Mientras estaba haciendo un reportaje sobre los héroes de la ciudad, conoció a un atractivo doctor y las cosas comenzaron a mejorar. Ya solo tendría que olvidarse definitivamente de Trevor Meade, su primer amor y la única relación que todavía no había superado. Pero cuanto más tiempo pasaba con su doctor, más pensaba en el irresistible Trevor. Aunque parecía que él sí que había superado su amor de juventud. Está narrada en primera persona y tiene momentos muy divertidos. El Rincón de la Novela RománticaEs muy, muy divertida. Me encanta porque me hace pasar unas tardes geniales riéndome a carcajadas y sin darme quebraderos de cabeza. Entretiene, divierte y hace reír. Cazadoras del RomanceSu lectura es más que recomendable. Es una novela fresca, divertida, un libro por el que merece la pena apostar. Su lectura supone un cambio de aires ya que su historia va más allá de la temática del géneros, sus páginas encierran una historia que arranca sonrisas y emociona con unos personajes que gustan y una trama muy recomendable. Aeternam Dea La historia te atrapa y quieres seguir leyendo hasta que acaba la última página. Kristan Higgins ha llegado a mi estantería para quedarse. La Gata en el Desván Es una historia muy agradable, con momentos muy graciosos, otros momentos más emotivos, otros sorprendentes... A mí me ha hecho pasar un muy buen rato. Aparte de entretenerte, es una novela que logra que la disfrutes. Adora Libros Son muy recomendables. Si os gustan los libros románticos o queréis leer algo más adulto, es una buena elección. Además, hay varias novelas de ella editadas por HQN y sus precios son muy asequibles. Book is a letter 4 wordEs una obra que me ha encantado y que me ha hecho conocer a una autora maravillosa que a partir de ahora tendrá un hueco en mis estanterías. La trama es muy original y posee unos cuantos giros inesperados que mantienen la atención del lector. Ha habido momentos en los que no sabía qué iba a pasar a continuación y la mayor parte del tiempo he estado tan involucrada en la novela que me imaginaba lo que sucedería en el siguiente capítulo. El ritmo es trepidante y el estilo de la autora, con frases fluidas y mucho dinamismo, hace que las páginas pasen volando, siempre con la pausa necesaria para poder disfrutar de cada capítulo. Los personajes están estupendamente delineados, convirtiéndose en un gran punto fuerte. Finalmente, los escenarios están muy bien dibujados a través de sencillas y breves descripciones que consiguen que el lector se vea trasladado a Eaton Falls, donde se desarrolla la trama. Cientos de miles de historias Estamos ante una novela romántica divertida que arranca sonrisas e incluso carcajadas, con diálogos frescos, con personajes que atrapan y con una historia de amor que perdura a pesar de los años que pasan haciendo que sea una lectura muy recomendable. Modatica Cuando un lector disfruta tanto de un libro como para que se catapulte hasta tus favoritos, no importa los reconocimientos que tenga ni lo famoso que sea, es porque te ha hecho pasar unas horas tan inolvidables que se ha ganado un trocito de tu corazón.

La suerte de Maggie Beaumont estaba a punto de cambiar. Hasta ese momento era conocida por sus fracasos sentimentales: su primer novio había roto con ella presentándose en el pueblo con su nueva novia. Y después se había enamorado de un maravilloso irlandés que resultó ser el padre Tim, el nuevo párroco de Gideon's Cove. Pero la salvación de su vida romántica había llegado encarnada en Malone, un atractivo, aunque hosco, pescador que, bajo un duro caparazón, escondía un corazón de oro. ¿Se convertiría esta captura en el alimento para toda una vida?

Millie estaba a punto de tener la vida perfecta... ¿Un trabajo prometedor como doctora en Cabo Cod? Hecho. ¿Una preciosa casita en propiedad? Hecho. ¿Un perro adorable para dar paseos frente a vecinos atractivos? Hecho. Lo único que necesitaba para tenerlo todo era que el chico de oro, y antiguo amor de instituto, Joe Carpenter se fijase en ella. Pero la perfección no era tan fácil como parecía, sobre todo cuando Sam Nickerson, policía local, resultaba una distracción frecuente. No formaba parte de su plan maestro. Pero tal vez fuera el momento de que Millie empezara una nueva lista...

One of Purewow's ';Best Beach Reads of Summer 2018'Winner for Best Book of 2018 of the Fresh Fiction Awards!New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance.Emerson, Georgia, and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they still carry as adults. For each of them, that means something different. For Marley, it's coming to terms with the survivor's guilt she's carried around since her twin sister's death, which has left her blind to the real chance for romance in her life. For Georgia, it's about learning to stop trying to live up to her mother's and brother's ridiculous standards, and learning to accept the love her ex-husband has tried to give her. But as Marley and Georgia grow stronger, the real meaning of Emerson's dying wish becomes truly clear: more than anything, she wanted her friends to love themselves. A novel of compassion and insight, Good Luck With That tells the story of two women who learn to embrace themselves just the way they are.