Bøger af Mimi Barbour

Wheelchair bound, Amelia Lloyd is embarrassed when the neighbour calls the police to deal with her out-of-control brother. Her old dog tries to protect her but it takes the combined efforts of a handsome police Sergeant and a crabby puppy to put a stop to her sibling's shenanigans. At first, she hates to be caught in such a situation. But then she accepts an important truth. The big-hearted man, her savior, wouldn't have come into her life otherwise. Sergeant Harley Carlton is exhausted from dealing with a car accident where everyone is killed except for the darling cherub who decides she's his daddy. How can a man with a heart as big as his, correct the precious little orphan? Within a few hours, he gets a call to save a blonde-haired beauty from her crazy brother. So how can a man fall in love twice in one night?

Traveling forward in time, Dani Howard's spirit becomes magically united with reporter, Troy Brennan. He's everything a girl could want in a man, and during their many days together, she falls deeply in love. Though she must return to her pregnant body in her own time, she gains his promise to come to her birthday party in a week where they will meet in person and continue their romance. Except that for her, those seven days are actually ten years. Instead of Troy finding his sixteen-year-old soul mate, she'll be a twenty-six-year-old woman. Troy can't believe he's fallen for a sixteen-year-old spirit invader. He's so infatuated that when renowned author, beautiful Ellie Ward, comes on to him, as attractive as he finds her, he's honor bound to stay true to his young love-or is he? And why does she seem so darn familiar?

"Plots in the Pantry" is a collaborative effort of Vancouver Island writers whose genres are wide-ranging, from science fiction to cookbooks. What they do have in common, however, is a love of writing, the beautiful part of the world they live in, and a love of Christmas. "Plots in the Pantry" contains eight Christmas stories, and eight Christmas recipes that refer to food mentioned in the accompanying story. The stories take us from Nanaimo to El Salvador, the wilderness to the big city, 1960 to 2025, and feature characters from young to old, providing truly family reading. "Plots in the Pantry" can be found both as an ebook and a paperback on Amazon (www.amazon.com), the "Writing in Progress" website (www.wipqb.com) as well as at each of the participating authors' websites. There is contact info for each author at the back of the book. Thanks for reading and we hope you enjoy our work!

In this Christmas love story, Deputy Shawna Mallory finds runaway, Billy McCrae, in a mound of snow with an anxious puppy guarding him. He's a sad child, surviving a terrible existence until she puts a stop to it and becomes his foster parent. Drawn to the snarky kid, she just wants his life to be happier, his and the stray mutt who won't leave his side. Not that the boy cares at all about the dog... or her. After the death of his wife, John Reid McCrae has returned to Carlton Grove with only one goal. To get his son Billy back. He'll do whatever it takes, no matter who gets hurt - until he meets Billy's only friend, his new foster mother - the town's stunning deputy. Can he put his needs ahead of her happiness?

Suspense lights up in every page of this fast-paced blockbuster of thrills! When Sloan Booker's father dies tragically, he has no other option but to give up his job as an FBI agent and take over his family's vehicle restoration business in Oahu, Hawaii. Giving up his badge is difficult but having Homeland Security and his old boss request the use of his house in a stakeout, spying on his Muslim neighbors who they suspect are terrorists, is just too damn much for a man already frazzled. It makes no difference that they've offered him a partner to be in charge of the surveillance... until he meets the gorgeous divorcee. Special Agent Alia Hawkins might look more like a model than a cop but looks can be deceiving. Not only does she rescue street kids, fights their battles and transports them to safe homes, but since she lived many years in Pakistan and speaks their language, she's a sought after agent. So far, she's kept her personal life and job separate. But when Alia's slimy ex-husband threatens to steal her eight-year-old son, she has no choice but to bring the kid along on her latest undercover assignment - living with a hotshot, sexy as hell agent under the guise of his long lost stepsister. Her life suddenly takes some drastic swerves and she wonders if things will ever slow down.

The only man she wants in her life is her old Gramps, and all he wants is a great-grandchild. Special Agent Charli Madison can't get a break. After the stress of her last horrific assignment, all she wants is to spend time vacationing with her Gramps in Fort Lauderdale, a city they both love. Plans go awry, and she's forced into witness protection, guarding a teenage girl who's the only person able to identify a notorious killer. To make matters worse, she has to accept the womanizing local FLPD Major as her fictitious fiancé and her backup on the dangerous mission. Heaven knows, she doesn't deserve this mess... Blake Sebastian is tired of his role as lover for the women who hang around him in droves. Problem is - he doesn't trust any of them with his heart, never mind with his future. When pushed, he admits to the curly-headed, disapproving FBI agent under his jurisdiction, a man can get sick of so much sugar. Every so often, he needs a little sour to offset that much sweetness. Charli was not impressed.

Powerful, thrilling and character-driven, this romantic suspense is a real page-turner. Special Agent indeed, Kandice Warner is everyone's best friend. Talk about a Barbie doll! This female might have the same pretty-girl looks but even though she has a tender heart, she also has the resilience needed for a very successful FBI Hostage Negotiator. Feelings of inadequacy constantly force her to prove that she's tough, and she demonstrates her courage when dealing with a murderous bank robber, a desperate jumper, being stalked, kidnapped and beaten. But her tender heart can get her in trouble and she needs to grow a thicker skin. Almost impossible when her obstinate new boss, for reasons of his own, interferes in everything she does. Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division in Washington, Dan Black is as hard as they come. With the grit of a street youth stiffening his resolve, he's worked his way up through the ranks, his personal space shields as strong as ever. Until he sees the sweetest things on two legs! A girl from his past. The one he's never been able to forget. Working undercover in the Seattle bureau, he tries to protect his childhood fantasy but she refuses to stay put or take orders. Faced with a woman like that, what's a mere man to do? The Undercover FBI Books: Special Agent Francesca - Undercover FBI Series Book #1 This special agent flies her own plane, drives like a maniac & approaches a father who never knew she existed. Nothing scares her, except for one thing... MEN. Special Agent Finnegan - Undercover FBI Series Book #2 Finn's a cop who adores his quirky dad. He knows this soft core leaves him vulnerable, so when he meets his new partner, Reneé, the thought of her in danger drives him crazy. Going under cover to find New York's suicide killers ensures constant conflicts, and through it all, a solid thread of love entwines all three of the main characters. Special Agent Maximilian - Undercover FBI Book #3 Nik Baudin discovers an identical twin - one he never knew existed. Taking over his brother's identity, he becomes Special Agent Maximilian and gets embroiled in a case where high jacked young girls and trafficking of illegal drugs endangers his life and that of Max's gorgeous partner, Maya. Special Agent Kandice - Undercover FBI Book 4 Kandice wants to be tough like the others on her team. And she wants to impress her new aloof boss, Dan Black. Being the chief hostage negotiator at a bank heist starts the process. Being stalked, kidnapped and beaten helps see it through. In the end, pulling the trigger comes easy... Special Agent Booker - Undercover FBI Book #5 Sloan Booker has multiple quirky dads & a vehicle restoration shop that keeps him away from his job as an FBI agent. When terrorists threaten his neighborhood, he's back in the game. This time, with a partner - a gorgeous chick who looks like a super model, has a little boy she needs to protect and exhibits a disposition that's downright cranky.

Stranded in an Alaskan snowstorm, strangers Hali and Terry are forced to rely on each other for survival. Due to a freak snowstorm that forces him to land his small Cessna, strangers, Hali and Terry, and a cute but mischievous Samoyed puppy are stranded in the Alaskan bush. From the beginning, she's never known a man so independent and rigid in his need to have things done his way. And he's never known a woman so willing to help, stepping on his pride in such a lovable way that he can't take offense. The frigid temperatures are brutal and when he falls through the ice to save a puppy, the stakes for survival become enormous. Can their blossoming mutual attraction withstand their multiple challenges?

A new body, a new life... Because of a facial disfigurement, Nurse Grace Joye has never felt beautiful, and when she's told a brain tumor will end her life within a matter of weeks, she's devastated. Grace's friend, psychiatrist Dr. Robert Andrews has been experimenting with spirit travel. He suggests that Grace transfers her spirit to the body of his newest patient-Mrs. Vanessa Knight, a gorgeous-looking woman who is soon to be released from life-support. Grace doesn't need much convincing to take this drastic step. She will live on and realise her dreams: to be a mother, and be loved by a man. Only to hear her soon-to-be husband's whispered words just before the life-support is switched off: "Good-bye, darling. I'm glad I'll never have to see you again." Lucas Knight has been contentedly preparing for Vanessa's death. Throughout their marriage, this volatile woman has become increasingly vicious toward him and their young son. Therefore, he's appalled and traumatized when, miraculously, she comes out of her coma. Strangely, this girl isn't anything like the witch he'd said goodbye to. He could love this gentle angel. But, can he trust her to stay this way?

Please Keep Me One puppy, a brave little girl and a mom, who can't refuse her munchkin the chance to get to know her secret father, all appear in this holiday love story. Snow Pup A small town's lovely deputy and a father who lost his son years ago to a vindictive wife team up to save the kid from an overzealous social worker and foster home he hates. Find Me A Home An accident changes the lives of: a little girl who loses her parents, a crabby puppy who hates all men, a soft-hearted beauty who fears for her brother and also the cop who can't escape his destiny.

Angelina Serrano is determined to prove to her two bossy brothers and especially her doting Papá that she not only has the skills, but the gumption to work with them in family accounting firm in Santiago, Chile. To do this, she makes a bargain with her father, that in two years, she will have opened her own firm and paid off the majority of its debt. But what's a girl going to do when two months before the deadline, an unforeseen earthquake, a sassy teenage runaway and a charge of theft are obstacles she's forced to overcome. Top that with her meeting the most dangerous complication of all, a handsome Search & Rescue hero with cat-green eyes full of pure temptation and a tendency to screw up whenever he's near her. After she saves the man time and again, she's wild for him only he's skittish and proves to be her biggest hurdle yet. Dr. Joe Davidson, has never had a victim save him before and the fact that this South American beauty comes through for him three times is a large burr in his backside. This Angel is no plaything like his other conquests but he'll never be caught in the marriage trap like his five, hen-pecked brothers. If only he can stay away from her long enough so his disloyal body and the fierce hunger eating away his willpower will accept that she's off-limits. Single Title Series: #1 He's My Baby#2 Christmas Runaway#3 Because You Cared#4 Daddy's Mine#5 Her Hero#6 You Make Me Happy#7 Sweet Christmas#8 You're the Boss#9 Young Love Strikes Again#10 Dear Hottie#11 Born a Hero#12 Get Serious#13 Sexy, Sassy & Not Available#14 The Surrogate's Secret#15 Big Girls Don't Cry#16 I'm No Angel

A girl who hates men and a man desperate for love! Men are scum. No one can tell Sadie any different. It's why she stays away from them. Until a crazy, hotshot soldier runs her down with his convertible. Now because she's bruised and sore, she's stuck having to accept his help in her elite dog-walking business. Just her luck that while he's working with her, some of the expensive pets go missing and Liam decides the puppy-mill rumor needs to be investigated. Once they're forced to spend more time together, darned if a spark doesn't start to ignite.... and burst into flame. Without the angel forcing him to brake, Liam could have killed the gorgeous girl who ran in front of his car to save a little boy. He owed the beautiful rescuer big time and would pay his debt no matter that she acted cranky and became more difficult with every meeting. After all, how hard could it be to walk a bunch of designer mutts? And how hard could it be to make his new, man-hating boss believe he wasn't a total screw-up?