Bøger af Mary Ann Kerr

Anne Tarkington's maternal instinct kicks in when she meets Thaddeus and Ginger Parker, children who were orphaned on a wagon train. The two end up at the orphanage primary school of which Ann is director. She vows she will do anything to keep those children. James Mobrey feels the hand of God directing him to that orphanage to adopt a brother and sister combination...and there the wedding bargain is struck.

Strange things are happening around Caitlin McCaully's ranch in Sonoma California where she finds her life is in danger. Caitlin hires a man without a memory to help, hoping that he will be a source of protection. Can the man she barely knows, and who doesn't know himself, find out who wants her dead and why? The threat is real and Caitlin flees, not knowing whom she can trust. Fire, her beautiful roan stallion and trusted companion carries Caitlin to a secluded mission in San Rafael. Meanwhile, an unexpected death and the mysteries at the ranch begin to unfold as truth comes to light.

How far would you go to get rich? It's the spring of 1887, and life seems to be going well for Maisie Galway, who married her best friend and is expecting a baby. Maisie's life quickly changes when her husband, Gavin, is robbed and shot at their family gem store. His brush with death results in a commitment to Christ, but Maisie doubts her husband's newfound faith - If there is a God, how could He let these terrible things happen? With few clues, Kirk and Matthew Bannister, along with the new sheriff of Santa Rosa, California, struggle to track down the shooter. Maisie, caring for her husband, doesn't realize that she is the real target.

Raised in elegance, sent to the best boarding schools money could buy, Liberty Bouvier finds herself a bargaining chip to keep her father out of debtor's prison. Married off to a complete stranger, her father's despicable business partner, Libby is released from her commitment by his untimely death. Cut entirely out of her murdered husband's will except for an unknown property in California, Liberty Bouvier is faced with the unknown.

Eden Chandler's parents have been murdered! Devastated, Eden finds her father has willed half the estate to an unknown stranger. Did Adam Brown blackmail her father? Was he involved, somehow, in their demise? Why didn't her father let Eden know what he'd done? Determined to view Adam as her enemy, Eden is caught off guard by his kindness and tact.Distracted by Napa's newest female resident, Sheriff Buck Rawlins, who has a record for finding his man, wonders how he can solve the mystery with no evidence left at the scene. The year is 1886 and with half her portion gone and clues to her parents' murders nonexistent, Eden thinks she knows who the killer is. With a few twists and turns, Eden's Portion will keep the reader guessing.

With the death of her mother and brother, Cadence Cassidy decides to run away from a drunken father, who, she decides, has beaten her for the last time. When fever struck, Cady's mother had shorn her hair short as a boy's, giving her the idea to don her brother's clothes and strike out on her own. The contents of a satchel kicked under her bed are a mystery, but she unwittingly takes it...not realizing until it is too late, her father will hunt her down to find it. Born in abject poverty, seventeen year old Cadence believes no God exists, and if He does, He certainly doesn't like her very much. Elijah Humphries, always adept at listening to God speak to his heart, uncovers the truth of a tragic circumstance along with the help of inspector George Baxter. Set in the 1880's, Cady's journey leads to a legacy beyond her wildest dreams.

The year is 1875. Tory Brighton, an eleven year old girl knows the woman her father is marrying is evil. Having murdered her first husband, Mabel Vickers, a young widow, has caught a wealthy banker, Manning Brighton, in her web. George Baxter, a young detective, knows of Mabel's perfidy but has no means to prove it. Baxter can only warn Brighton, before he sets sail on his honeymoon, to watch his back. As the honeymoon progresses, so does the nightmare Manning has married. Tory's Father is an intriguing tale that will take readers on a gripping adventure from Boston to Europe, where Mabel may strike again