Bøger af Leigh MacFarlane

M. K. Penner is a retired 737 Captain and a Canadian oil painter. He primarily paints landscapes, often of the province he loves best -- beautiful British Columbia.This art biography features the origin story of Penner's painting and tracks his painting over six decades of experience. With thoughts and tips from the artist, there are more than one hundred fourty images inside this book.

For Raewyn Goldwin, her new job as a gallery assistant is a dream come true. Everywhere she looks she finds inspiration. Every day coming to work is a joy. Surrounded by creative, talented co-workers, Raewyn couldn't be happier. Getting closer to Kurt Wilder, one of the better-looking gallery regulars, isn't a hardship, either. Then comes the day that the collection of the decade goes missing. Raewyn finds herself one of the three chief suspects for the heist -- and of those three, Raewyn is the only one without a substantial alibi. Add to that the fact that Kurt's older brother has a criminal record, Raewyn's ex is using this moment to renegotiate the custody agreement with their four-year old daughter, and her new boss has it in for her, and Raewyn's dream job has turned into something of a nightmare.

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Jen is running from a murderer and is turning to an old friend for help. Constance is prepping for a new opening at the gallery she curates, while trying to ignore the attraction she feels for her new intern. Rory is dealing with protestors and with murder. Matt's art is changing the world, but his own life is about to change. With the reveal of Matt's new environmental art, all these lives are about to intersect, and tomorrow won't look the same. Standing in the way of protestors and assassins are friendship and love, and a world worth fighting for. Set within the art community of Kelowna, British Columbia, and against the backdrop of Canada's pipeline debate, this 35,000 word romantic suspense novella reflects some of the world's most looming decisions.

"Enjoyed the book. Loved the dog." 5 stars. When a loose dog interrupts her daughter's soccer match, small town dog groomer, Colleen Lewis, catches the dog and returns it to its home. There she discovers the murdered bodies of the dog's owners. Overnight, she is misrepresented in the press as a witness to the crime, and Colleen and her daughter, Abbie, find themselves in the sights of a killer. Unable to sleep or to focus at work, Colleen starts looking for some sort of closure, and her attempts only put Abbie and herself in further jeopardy. At the same time, two very different men pursue Colleen -- soccer coach, Diego Fuentes, and local cop, Drew Hayes. Diego is uber-sexy and Abbie thinks the world of him, but years ago, Drew was Colleen's first kiss. Both men are appealing, and Colleen must wade through her feelings while trying to keep herself and her daughter alive until the killer is caught. The Heart of Things is Book One in the Lakeland Series, where simple small town living and heartless crimes sometimes meet. "Stephanie Plum meets The Gilmore Girls."

Abbie has been spending her early Autumn mornings working at Zara Vineyards, so she is with her grandfather and with Bobby De Luca when the body of one of Zara's fruit pickers is discovered. Since Bobby has been sleeping with the victim, he becomes chief suspect for the crime, and the stress of finding Sabine's body causes Charles to drop from a heart attack. Drew is too close to the family to be the investigating officer, but Officer Jimmy Grisham is keeping him in the loop. Then a second raped and murdered woman is discovered and tensions skyrocket. Colleen's brother, Mark, returns from California to help out at Zara, and there are immediate sparks between him and Colleen's pretty young assistant, Lexie. As much as she loves her brother and wants to be able to recommend him to her friend, there is no way to know if Mark is just in town for a short while or if he is home for good. Colleen and Drew are planning the wedding, but with the killer running loose and all the tension in the family, it really feels like some of the joy of the moment is being stolen. They are working together to weed out the killer while at the same time, Abbie does her best to cover for Bobby until he can be proven innocent. Everyone wants the same thing -- for this killer to be locked up and all the people they love to be okay. Still, with the killer on the loose, tensions are higher than ever for the families of Lakeland.

The wedding everyone in Lakeland has been waiting for is finally here! With the big event happening just before Christmas -- at Zara Vineyard -- Colleen and Drew have a host of last-minute preparations to make. The rash of increasingly violent robberies happening in Lakeland are not helping make the lead up to the big day any easier.Since all her closest friends are affected by the series of crimes, Colleen feels like she is bouncing from one hospital visit to the next. Then Fur Face Salon itself is robbed, and neither Drew nor Sylvester are prepared to have the woman they both love injured without doing some damage of their own back. Drew suspects a drug connection to the crimes. With the wedding a few short days away, he is on the clock trying to prove it, though.Abbie is excited about the wedding and cautiously optimistic about their family's future. She also is in the full-on grip of her first crush. So much change is distracting, so it is a good thing she and Colleen have taken up self-defense classes. Sparring gives Abbie something to concentrate on other than all the changes coming to Lakeland.With old friends back in town to celebrate, Colleen discovers a secret she badly needs to share. Now, if only she could find the right moment to do so...The Merry Kind of Things is the fourth and final book in The Lakeland Series. Watch Colleen and Drew get their happily-ever-after as they tie the knot, and they all finally become a family.

Part travel diary part local trivia, this book is made up of a combination of short travel essays, relevant facts and photography. The book follows the day trips of Canadian author, Leigh Macfarlane, as she introduces readers to towns in the Interior of British Columbia. Join Leigh as she takes you on a journey through Armstrong, Chase, Enderby, Grand Forks, Lake Country, Peachland, Penticton, Nakusp, and Sicamous. Experience anecdotes and images from the beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia!

A killer is targeting the female realtors of Lakeland. On a birthday kayaking adventure, Abbie and friends discover a woman, injured and floating in the lake, and to everyone's horror, the woman is Anna, Colleen's best friend. More attacks quickly follow, and it is Drew's job to stop the killer. At the same time, Colleen becomes convinced that Gloria Sampson is being abused by her husband, Frank, and Colleen tries to help. Drew, though, only sees that Colleen has put herself in danger's path, and he is furious. While the two of them attempt to resolve the tensions in their new relationship, Abbie steps in to ensure her mom's happiness -- even though with Drew in the family home, she has to share her mother in a way she never has experienced before.

Owen Pankratz has seen Asha Jones around town. She's pretty, athletic, and single, and Peachland is a small place. So, yeah, Owen knows who she is. Somehow, though, he never realized the woman who teaches yoga at the seniors centre is also a physiotherapist by trade. Then his cousin, Alicia, leaves her husband, and Owen is injured while preventing Biff from attacking Alicia. With less than two months until Owen is meant to be running the Penticton Ironman triathlon, he is going to need Asha's services to make that happen. With a brother whose head injuries lead him to compulsive behaviour issues, Asha has her own problems. She also has immense respect for the way Owen is chasing his recovery. It isn't long before the solid strength of the man has her questioning who is healing whom. Now, if only it wasn't so inappropriate to tell him how she feels.

This is a book of song lyrics and poetry on themes of life, love, death, God, worship and the world.