Bøger af Lea Carter

Jean Kearns never expected Ava Montgomery to walk onto his space station and back into his life. He knows he won't get a second chance with her, because single dads don't get happily-ever-afters. All he can think about is that he'll never forgive himself if anything happens to Ava-again. He failed her once, but this time he's determined to protect her. Ava didn't come to the Beyond for romance. Finding out that Jean is there only makes her mission more difficult. She's there incognito to troubleshoot operations in the galactic corporation she's just inherited. She's confident in her abilities to resolve these issues-providing she doesn't get distracted by the gorgeous second officer. When Ava's cover gets blown and Jean comes face to face with an old enemy there's only one path for them to take. One they'll have to walk together-or lose everything that really matters.

Sweet Latter-day Saint contemporary romance Billionaire heiress Harmony Wells does her best to stay under the radar. She lives simply, goes to church, has weekly movie nights with friends, goes drag racing on the weekends... But it's all a façade. Two years is her limit for any town and Cadmia, Missouri will soon be just a pleasant memory.Grant Reeves moved to Cadmia with a self-diagnosed case of burnout. Former doctor to the rich and bored, he just wanted to be left alone long enough to figure out what 'normal' looked like for him. Was that too much to ask?His plans to not make plans change when he meets Harmony, an irritating beauty who gets under his skin from almost the first moment. Every lock has a key, but can he find the key to her heart before she takes off-and takes his heart with her?

Sweet Latter-day Saint contemporary romance Noella Cormier has a full schedule, but her new life in Cadmia, Missouri is remarkably like her old life on Prince Edward Island. She even has the same clients, thanks to technology.When she isn't working for herself, she's busy volunteering somewhere-which is how she ended up in charge of the entire production for this year's annual Christmas charity play. A chance encounter with the handsome Danny makes her consider the possibility that something special is missing in her life. Something besides Caesar, the grieving Belgian Shepherd she's determined not to let down.Danny Fitzsimmons works hard, training working dogs at his own center. He's proud of all he has built and has big plans. But is it business or pleasure for him when he agrees to help the lovely Noella prepare to own an ex-military dog?She's sweet, funny, brave, and stubborn-and for some crazy reason, she likes him!Will they have the perfect romantic holiday season? or will love dash out of their lives?

Sweet Latter-day Saint contemporary romance Grace Myers fell hopelessly in love at sweet sixteen. Seventeen years later, it's still hopeless. She's grown into a confident, independent woman who owns her own veterinarian practice-but Alec Fitzsimmons still treats her like the little girl from church. Will he ever see past her status as his son's best friend?Alec's life takes a turn worthy of a roller coaster when he realizes he isn't dating and decides he should be. A Latter-day Saint widower with a grown son, the dating pool is shallow but still terrifying. Worst of all is his growing attraction to the girl-next-door, lovely Grace Myers. He's all wrong for her, but his heart won't take no for an answer. Not from him, anyway.

Sweet Latter-day Saint contemporary romance Merry McKinney has carved out a nice life for herself; established a solid reputation in the furniture restoration industry. Her website boasts hundreds of completed projects, from family heirlooms to one-of-a-kind exhibition pieces. Sure, she's thirty-seven and single, but maybe that's for the best...even if it does hurt like lemon juice in a papercut sometimes.Tyrel Scott never thought of himself as a knight in shining armor, but when Merry catches his attention, he realizes that it's going to take someone special to scale the defenses she's constructed around her heart.

Nothing ever happens in Herrixka. That’s part of what drew Leuna back after she completed her medical training. She just wants to catalogue the local flora, tend scraped knees, and live quietly.Her peaceful life is upended by the arrival of a dark-skinned stranger from the land of Marroi who has no memories. While treating him, she discovers that he has an extremely rare and dangerous condition--mind fevers. He saved her life, but can she save his? Or is he doomed to insanity? 

While participating in a covert mission against the pirate threat in Fairydom, Princess Rebecca is also wrestling with wedding preparations, complicated customs of her soon-to-be in-laws, and arranging to share her wedding day with two of her former suitors and their fiancees. Realizing that the wedding is just the beginning of marriage, she and her fiance work very hard to grow together through it all. They'll probably survive the wedding and coronation--but first they have to survive the battle. The royal fleets are sadly outnumbered. Dare they hope for a victorious outcome?

"I couldn't stop! Princess Rebecca really seems to have matured and helps others mature also. There are very funny moments that caught me laughing, and very poignant moments that stole a tear. This is actually a story about a Princess becoming a Queen. But it is essentially the story of a woman becoming a woman." –SongbirdPrincess Rebecca never expected to agree to an arranged marriage–or to wearing the queen's crown.  But now, to secure a peaceful future for the Silver Fairy Tribe, she faces what may well prove to be an impossible situation.   She has also agreed to let the Citizen's Council choose her husband from three, carefully selected suitors:  Edward, an old friend and son of the traitorous Count Bullierd; Alfred, the arrogant son of crown-seeking Duchess Beatrice; and Hugh Lawson, a Plant Fairy half-prince who already loves Rebecca.Peace in the tribe is already coming at a high price, but evidence of a pirate build-up complicates matters further, requiring cooperation from each of the four tribes against the most cunning blackguard of them all.

In the midst of his struggle to adapt to the fact that he will never fly—let alone walk—again, fairy Prince Isaac of the Wood Fairy Tribe meets a lovely doctor who claims that she can heal him.  He would be a fool not to take the chance, but only he can heal the scars on his soul, scars won in a bitter fight against pirates mere months earlier.  Doctor Cassidy Clark is a skilled surgeon, accustomed to her well-ordered life in the volcanic-glass domed cities of the Water Fairy Tribe.  Confident that she could help the wounded Wood Fairy prince, she left her home, risking the secret of her tribe's existence.  Now she finds herself stranded for an entire season at the Wood Fairy capital city of Weetu, tucked away in an old sugar maple.  Will she be sensible enough to keep her distance or will she succumb to Isaac's winning ways?

An intertribal treaty negotiated eons ago forbids the four surface tribes from publicly acknowledging the existence of the Water Fairy Tribe or suffer its wrath. Over time, even the stories have faded until only the royal families remember and guard against this danger.These circumstances severely complicate matters for Lady Cassidy of the Water Fairy Tribe, stranded for the winter in the Wood Fairy city of Weetu. In addition to her volunteer medical duties, she must constantly watch what she says and does or risk revealing her identity. In her struggle to keep her tribal secrets, Lady Cassidy keeps everyone in Weetu at arm’s length—even Isaac, the attractive Wood Fairy Crown Prince she’s trying so hard not to love.

Cambrian Bijou has skillfully played a fashion-conscious prince at his father's court for over 300 years. However, the game changes when windship Captain Kimberlite--Constance, to her friends--agrees to assist with his latest investigation. Can their carefully cultivated romance survive the combined stresses of court life, a military inquiry, and helpful relations? Friends, foes, and family all weave their way into the tapestry of Dress Blues, but it's help from an unexpected source that may save the season.

Readers are invited to crack open a book (or turn on their electronic reading device) and visit Fairydom, the world where Silver Sagas take place. "Troubled Skies" continues the story of Prince Cambrian, a Sky Fairy briefly introduced to us in "Silver Verity." But this is no ordinary flight of fancy. When a windship is mysteriously returned--intact--after it was presumed lost in the recent pirate offensive, Prince Cambrian investigates. With the help of Captain Kimberlite, he locates a hidden pirate stronghold and a secret that will shake Fairydom to its center. When asked who would most enjoy her work, Carter answered, "One of my readers, a young mother, enjoyed the first few books so much that she shared them with her grandmother, who also enjoys them. That's the kind of books I try to write, stories that can be read and enjoyed by all ages."

   "Ms. Carter has written a superb novella in Silver Princess. It is a fantasy book taking place in a fairy kingdom, but with characters who could be our next door neighbors." --Dawn Edwards, The Kindle Book Review   The youngest daughter of the silver fairy king, Rebecca’s life up to now has been—in a word—sheltered.  Her extensive education has prepared her for almost any situation she could expect to encounter…but no one taught her how to handle her first brush with love, let alone being kidnapped by traitors.   She only has her father's sense of humor, her mother's sense of pride, and the hope of being rescued in time.  She will have to draw on half-forgotten pearls of wisdom to survive these coming ordeals without bringing shame upon herself or her house.

Truth Seeker Kuntza faces challenges above and below the sea’s surface, fighting deadly misinformation   as well as a bizarre and complicated plot to wipe out most of   the Sky Fairy Tribe.  Under his instruction, lightning   machines are constructed to overcome a terrible  snowstorm.   But what of the grave threat from the Water   Fairy Tribe—Kuntza’s tribe—to the surface tribes? Admiral Constance Kimberlite and Prince Cambrian Bijou and the young Historian Rolf Warner accompany the Seeker beneath the waves to assist him in his efforts to overcome his tribe’s fears of an impending invasion.  Meanwhile Amber Bullierd, daughter and heir of the rebellious Count Bullierd, threatens to block their success through intrigue and a terrifying coup  attempt.  With the fate of Fairydom hanging in the balance, there is no room for error.