Bøger af Lizann Carson

The Perfect Wedding Day? Sandy is totally happy for her mother, honest she is. It is her mother's wedding day, after all. Howard, Freda's fiancé, is a great guy. But there are challenges. Starting with the ruffled pink blouse her mother expects her to wear. Ruffles! Pink! Sandy is a plumber. Everyone knows plumbers wear overalls. But on this point, her placid mother has proved to be intractable. Then there's Howard's uptight nephew, Eugene the florist. Ugh. She'll endure him for the duration of the wedding, but the man's nothing like the heroes in the Regency romances she keeps hidden in her plumber's van. And to top it all off, Sandy has to spend the whole day peacefully coexisting with her stuffy sister Joanne, she of the pearls and the sticky kid. Sandy has no choice. She'll do anything to make her mother's wedding perfect. Although with a family as chaotic as hers, the day is ripe for catastrophe ...

For Kate, it's about historical research. For Jamie next door, it's about Kate - and a meddling grandfather. For Gramps, it's about a secret. For them all, it's about a dusty attic full of old furniture and long-forgotten treasures. As Kate cleans out the hundred-year-old attic, she imagines finding letters tied in ribbon, an entry into a romantic love story. More practical, Jamie hopes to find a love story in the real-life person of his next-door neighbour. His meddling Gramps helps matters along as he advises Jamie about how to win Kate, dispenses whirlwinds and wisecracks, and snoops. Thing is... Gramps is a ghost. When the hoped-for letters turn up, he does all in his power to suppress the long-ago love story they reveal. This novella can also be found in the collection Dreams and Promises, published for Canada 150.

Imagine a Land...Where time unspools day by day, little changing beyond the markers of living;Where history is lost, and only the present is real;Where the land heals old wounds, and those who seek, find.And now, imagine a restless Scribe who aches to know more...To Study History...or to Live It?First the Aura, the life-enhancing energy blanketing their planet, came under attack. Now Borgonne, across the spell-cursed hills, threatens the peaceful life of the Midland.When a new object appears in the sky, it triggers superstitious fear throughout the land. Could it be that the foretelling is true, and the object is a ship carrying thousands, even millions, of settlers to overrun their culture?No wonder Quinn Featherstone is exhausted. As a Scribe, all she wants is to delve into the deep reaches of the Aura to research her people's history. But she is a senior Weaver, one of the select group of men and women who access the Aura directly to enhance their abilities. Inevitably, she will play a role in defending the Midland.At the same time, she must fight for the life of the one man she can't trust, who may be her land's savior... or bring about its doom.

Love and LiesMary, former wild child, gave up on men years ago. Those she's met either lust for her or want to change her. She is resigned to spending her life as a single woman.Besides, she has a secret - a secret who's now nineteen years old. Zach was raised by her parents, and she never told her friends in Calter Creek she's a mom. It's a bit late now.Then she meets Chris, everyone's image of a good guy. Is he interested? Oh, yes. But Mary rejects his attempts to court her. Mild-mannered Chris? She'd be bored in a week... wouldn't she?What Mary doesn't know is that Chris has a secret, too: his profession. He can't bring himself to tell her, certain she'd bolt.But secrets have a way of coming out...

His plans could devastate her island. But the island had other plans for him.Stacie Halloran was perfectly content running her bed and breakfast in Windon Harbor, on Malaspina Island off the Pacific coast of Canada. Or maybe not perfectly content, since there was a decided shortage of eligible men of a certain age on Malaspina. But it was home, and it was a living.Then the hot-shot executive from the timber company that owned Nathan's Forest turned up. Adam Fraser's presence had the whole island talking - and watching his every move. Because there was only one reason for him to be on their island: his company planned to cut down their forest. Adam was the Enemy, sent to make nice with the natives.Talk about the last thing Stacie needed. The Enemy was under her roof, and with his big-city vibes he was a fish out of water in tiny Windon Harbor. Then, wouldn't you know? He had to go and kiss her right there in the guest lounge. Definitely the last thing she needed. Because whatever she thought about that kiss - and she thought plenty - a battle was looming, and they were on opposite sides.The lines were drawn. But for Adam, it all came down to a brown-eyed bed-and-breakfast owner and an old house on a hill. Because once Malaspina Island wove its spell, all bets were off.

Imagine a Land...Where the air is clear, and life is lived simply but fully;Where the seasons follow the sun from sowing to harvest, from winter's hibernation with music and stories through the revels and feasting of summer;Where people called Weavers, people with special powers, walk the byways to bring healing, entertainment, and knowledge to towns and hamlets.And now, imagine this peaceful land under threat...Her Healing Powers Were Ripped AwayWillow left her childhood behind to become a Weaver, one of a select group of men and women who bring their skills as Healers, Bards, and Scribes to the scattered hamlets of the Midland. She has never been without access to the planetary Aura, the all-pervasive energy that enhances her healing skills, as well as assisting with tasks like starting fires and communicating across distances.Then a space pod from a devastated planet disrupts her peaceful existence. It carries two grievously wounded men and threatens not only the Aura, but a way of life. Nor is the Aura as benign as everyone believes, and Willow pays the price.A shadow of herself, she sets out through spell-clad hills to find her own healing.Fair is fair, and you should know that Willow's story doesn't end with this book. See book 2, The Bard to continue the saga.

Imagine a Land...Where birdsong fills the sky over field and forest, while rustling leaves play a subtle harmony;Where skilled fingers dance over the holes of a flute, pluck music from strings in a cascade of evocative notes;Where bards compose songs and tales to inspire the heart.And now, imagine a land with no music...He's a Musician, not a WarriorAfter enduring a brutal childhood, Bryar wants nothing more than to wander the byways, carrying entertainment and news to the hamlets of the Midland. Like all Weavers, the Healers, Bards, and Scribes who draw on the planetary Aura to augment their abilities, he relies on its beneficent presence to record his stories and songs, and to enhance his performances.When a power cell from an alien spacecraft threatens the Aura, a prophesy names Bryar as the one destined to reclaim it from enemy hands before its energy can be used to dominate his land. With the future of their peaceful, agrarian life in his hands, he reluctantly turns his back on music to hone his fighting skills.His quest will take him into the heart of danger - and may cost him the very things that make his life worth living.The story doesn't end here. The final book in the trilogy, The Scribe, completes the saga.

A Life in Full ColorMel Chesterton is sunshine personified. She's got a great love life, a satisfying job at Sinclair Imports, and a new best friend, Adrian, a quirky guy who's renovating the bookstore in downtown Calter Creek. Despite the positives, things seem a little off kilter ...Ryan meets every one of her criteria for the perfect man, and she adores him. He's handsome, dependable, and shares her dream of home and kids-with a twist. Through him, Mel finds herself in a world of wealth and appearances. Shouldn't she be enjoying life more than she is?On the other hand, spending time in Adrian's dilapidated bookstore is like a carnival ride through an enchanted kingdom, not to mention that Adrian makes the best breakfasts on the planet.Inevitably, her two worlds collide, and Mel is faced with a choice: everything she dreamed of or a life beyond imagining.

Totally wrong for herLife is good in Calter Creek, Ohio. Pat Fraser loves her comfortable little house in a peaceful, 1940s neighborhood. When she learns of plans to build a mall on the vacant lot across the street, she sees red-and vows that no concrete monstrosity will deface her world.She's not overly fond of the developers, either - to put it mildly. Especially Alan Carmichael. He's always been a hard man with his eye on the main chance, and she feels nothing but contempt for him.Then Jason, an abandoned preteen, finds his way into both their lives.Between Alan, the mall, and Jason, Pat's world is turned upside down. Ultimately, it's up to her to make room for the changes shaking the foundation of her life.

She has it all-or does she? Amanda Sinclair has taken her family's import business to new heights-at the cost of anything resembling a personal life. For her, it's a fair trade. Slow to trust, she finds safety in the familiar rhythms of business.But now a shocking betrayal has shaken her faith in herself and placed her company in jeopardy.Jacob McKinnon, the new accountant at Sinclair Imports, holds the key to dealing with the crisis. Given what he has uncovered in the company's books, the instant chemistry between Amanda and himself complicates an already challenging situation.Facing a web of deceit, it's up to Amanda to make the decisions, both personal and professional, that will save Sinclair Imports and restore balance to her life.