Bøger af Laurie Wood

Runaway bride Lise Dumont would rather face down polar bears than marry her abusive ex-fiancé. When she returns to Churchill, Manitoba to reclaim her job as a Conservation Officer, the peace of the tundra finally helps soothe her spirit.Northern Lights Helicopter Tour owner, Rory Gallagher, isn't looking for a relationship deeper than the one he has with his pet cat; despite his family's desire for him to settle down and produce grandchildren. Scarred by memories of not being able to save his father from drowning seven years ago, Rory's fine with being alone.Until Lise blazes back into town and helps talk him down from a helicopter crash. Just as a blizzard closes in, two hardened escaped convicts take them hostage, and Lise and Rory are forced to rely on each other to survive. They each must confront their own troubled pasts if they want a future worth fighting for.Can a relationship born out of life-and-death stakes be enough to last for a lifetime?

Reunions can be deadly.After a savage attack in university, Kira Summers fled to the safety of northern Canada and her work as a polar bear scientist. But when her whistleblower brother dies in a mysterious car crash, she must return home to bury him and pack his belongings. Unaware she's carrying explosive evidence someone's willing to kill for, she has no choice but to rely on the one person she never thought she'd see again.Lukas Tanner, a widowed single father of a special needs toddler, moved to Churchill five years ago. As the proud owner of Guiding Star Enterprises, a wilderness tour company, he and his daughter lead a simple life. But when Kira comes crashing back into his world, he realizes God has other plans. Now, Lukas and Kira must confront a merciless killer as their past and present collide in a deadly race-a race they must win if they have any hope of a future together.

Constable Ben Koper is still healing from the bear attack that almost killed him. Nine months after it happened, he returns to Churchill, Manitoba, a changed man-scarred more than just physically. PTSD is his new shadow, haunting his every step, and he can't seem to kick the pain meds he shouldn't need anymore. He's determined to prove, to himself and his colleagues, that he's still up to his job. Failure isn't an option. ER nurse Joy Gallagher spent the entire last winter texting with a healing Constable Koper. What started as friendly concern from this single mother has grown into full-fledged romantic feelings, and she's eager to level up their friendship and introduce him to the idyllic comfort of small-town life. Until a teenager is murdered at a summer party. The crime is strikingly similar to the cold case murder of Joy's foster sister, stirring old trauma Joy has never fully dealt with. When another victim is snatched in town, Ben and Joy must confront their own demons, and join forces to track down an elusive killer. The race to rescue the next victim before it's too late will test Ben and Joy to their limits. Can they survive their encounter with this heinous killer, or will the past destroy them.?