Bøger af Sara Thomas

Becca Hughes Fairleigh has married into the perfect family. Her adoring in-laws are a balm after her troubled childhood, although she's fiercely devoted to her father and brothers. After clinching a national show jumping title, she's content to settle into life as an up-and-coming designer in the perfect house with the perfect husband by her side.Yates Fairleigh is at the top of his game, married to his childhood sweetheart and gainfully employed with his doting dad. He enjoys their slew of extended family, and when they all start procreating, it gives him ideas.A horrible secret, a letter from Becca's birth mother, and tensions everywhere make quick work of the family's contentment. Becca, Yates, their siblings, and their cousins choose sides, and their peaceful friendships threaten to explode into an all-out war.

When her father died, Colby Endicott's life ground to a screeching halt. Her mother and brother have no problem living their lives - a second husband for Mom and a family of his own for Chester - but in most ways, Colby has spent the past fourteen years stuck stubbornly at age eleven.Palmer Crowninshield returns to his native Boston with major political ambitions. The governor's office is calling his name, but there are dues to pay in the form of a busy (and slightly soul-crushing) gig as a policy analyst. And as one who moved away after eighth grade, he's as good as brand new to the social scene.When Palmer's mother visits his bachelor pad, she hires the Instagram mainstay design firm Interiors by Sutton Salt to make the place livable. Palmer could not care less about his sofa upholstery, but he remembers the firm's beautiful purchasing agent from back in the day. One doesn't forget a face or a backstory like Colby Endicott's. Colby's standards are sky high, and she's managed to weed out every eligible man in town sight unseen. In fact, she only ever had a crush on one boy, but he moved away after eighth grade.

When Tenley Tudor arrives at college like a traveler from another time or another land, she thinks she might be in over her head. Living in her parents' guesthouse is lonely, but living elbow-to-elbow with kids who snicker at her weird manners is even lonelier. When Tenley tries to drop out, the Dean of Arts and Sciences jumps at the chance to keep her in school and help her find her way.With a staggering IQ and a dead father and the burden of one of Boston's most important legacies on his shoulders, Chester Endicott has a lot on his plate. He blames his late grandfather for his dad's death, but all the things that would make his dad proud would also make Grandfather Endicott proud.As Chester and Tenley struggle through the tragedies that have landed them in impossible positions, Chester realizes that Tenley is guarding the darkest family secret of all. Can Chester win her trust before the weight of the past can crush their budding futures?

Sutton Saltonstall never makes mistakes. Inviting herself to her ex's wedding and being Kip Fairleigh's friend with benefits doesn't qualify. When Kip indicates that he'd like to be more than friends, Sutton panics. Moving on from her failed marriage might force her to acknowledge that her past is indeed full of mistakes.Kip may have grown up epitomizing The Preppy Handbook, but in adulthood, he's been content to grow his powerhouse sports podcast, have a beer with the guys, and shove himself into a dreaded pair of khakis for the odd afternoon at the club. His favorite club member? Sutton Salt.Sutton and Kip's teasing, bickering friendship has outgrown itself. Sutton's fears and troubled past and contentious present are a lot to move beyond, but Kip is game to steer them through it...if only Sutton will allow.

Mackie Hughes spent his dating years in love with love. He also spent them getting burned. Divorced and raising his three kids alone, dating is the last thing on his mind. Unfortunately, it's the first thing on his family's mind. When pressed (and he's pressed daily), Mackie can admit to being lonely.Tillie Villiers is over New York. She moves to Boston for a change of scene - it's a nice city and the locale spites her brother-in-law. Despite embarking on a new journey, she's just as restless as she was back in her hometown.Mackie's unsure about Instagram queen @tillie_villie at first, and so are his kids. Tillie's not so sure a divorced guy with three kids is the stuff of her romantic fantasies, but when their concerned families step in to shove them together, sparks fly.

Marrying on the rebound was not Mackenzie Hughes's best idea. Rachel Marsh was the antithesis of his cheating ex and the steamiest encounter of his entire life. Thirteen years and three kids later, the passion has long since faded and left sniping and hostility in its place.When his brother-in-law dies tragically, Mackie is forced to acknowledge the brevity of life. When Rachel is offered a new job in her hometown and insists on the move, he's forced to acknowledge the hostility. Torn between his children's future happiness and his own, he's faced with deciding whether he and Rachel should try to bridge the gaping chasm between their backgrounds or just part ways. Pedigree series #4.

Out in the desert, under the ruins of a city long fallen, lies a secret that will change everything. After days of testing wand candidates, Dwayne's own magic hungers for adventure. So when his master receives an invitation from an arch-rival, Dwayne seizes the chance to do something other than boring experimentation: go to Yumma and assist in an archaeological dig.Outside the city, all Mei wants to do is explore the forest, but when she has a perilous encounter with a masked figure, she learns that escaping the Empire's borders doesn't mean escaping the Empire. To keep her brother Huan safe, Mei accepts a fortuitous job offer from former client Magdala Gallus: guard the three mages as they travel to Yumma. Frustration. Fear. Opportunity. These lead Dwayne and Mei to Yumma, ruined seat of the Yaniti Civilization and keeper of secrets left dormant for centuries.