Bøger af Robin Van Auken

Erin Andersen specializes in motivation. When Stephen Spence misses one too many deadlines, the publisher sends Erin to salvage the book. He blames writer's block, but Erin thinks he's narcissistic, lazy, and spending too much time partying at his beach house. When Spence sails to the Florida Keys for some undeserved R&R, Erin tags along as first mate to avoid losing the contract. After a week at sea, her disdain gives way to desire and she discovers sexy Stephen Spence can focus - when he wants to. Worse, she finds that distraction is contagious. Fun in the sun is fine, but Erin has a job to do. Her new plan is to isolate Spence at her family's farm in Eaton, where she grew up, and where she can control the situation on her terms. Or can she? Erin's reckless compromises prove costly as the six-figure book deal slips through her fingers. She must choose between her career and her foolish heart. Whatever she decides, she might lose both. WHEN LOVE SPEAKS CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE SERIES The first in a wonderful romance series, "Distracted" by Robin Van Auken, Author of Contemporary Fiction, Suspense Thriller and Romance, introduces readers to Eaton, a fictional, idyllic town tucked away in the mountains of Pennsylvania.

Fate calls heiress Sabrina Windham to her grandmother's hospital bed where she hears a confession of betrayal and death. Sabrina learns of another, heartbreaking family legacy: the Zephyr. Designed by Don Windham and Derek West, the classic sailboat is lost to time. She searches for the original Zephyr and finds it, falling to pieces and forgotten in a pasture. Is Karma answering her call when she also finds Jay West? Will he help restore the Zephyr and, in doing so, restore his family's honor? Can Sabrina help Jay forget his brutal life, a poor orphan because of Rose Windham's selfish desires? Despite their undeniable attraction and Sabrina's determination, Jay thinks its misfortune knocking on his door.

On any given spring evening, 360,000 children around the world can be found on the dusty mounds and grassy fields of a Little League field. With more than four million people playing or volunteering in Little League games every year, Little League is the institutional rite of passage into the quintessential American pastime.Play Ball! charts Little League's history from the earliest days and shows how, in many respects, its history parallels America's history: isolation in the beginning; rapid expansion; a civil war of sorts, followed by reconstruction; struggles over civil rights and gender equity; and foreign entanglements. A microcosm of American society, Little League reflects, and is affected by, cultural, political and historical trends. The authors were given full access to the Little League Baseball archives and have created a comprehensive history. Play Ball! contains appendixes including winners of all Little League Baseball and Softball World Series, a year-by-year history of Little League, countries in Little League, and lists of some of the famous people who played the game as children, including Kevin Costner, Mark McGwire, and George W. Bush. Includes new chapter on John Grisham's movie, "Mickey," the Danny Almonte scandal, Tee Ball on the South Lawn, Pitch Counts and Arm Injuries, Child Protection Act, ESPN and the new World of Little League Museum.Play Ball! will interest parents, former players and coaches, fans of Little League Baseball, general baseball enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever picked up a ball and bat.

Nestled at the foot of the Appalachian mountains and divided by the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Williamsport''s striking landscape provided inspiration as well as protection even before the town''s inception in 1796. What was once the beacon of a thriving lumber industry and in time became the cradle of our nation''s pastime with baseball''s Little League World Series, has evolved into a city with a dynamic story rich in culture and tradition.