Bøger af Sharyn Bradford Lunn

In the riveting conclusion to the Southern Skyes series, Crosswinds weaves a tapestry of history, family, and love spanning two centuries. In a dance of love and betrayal, it is a story of reconciliation, redemption, and the enduring power of family ties.Two family lineages, forged from one soldier's legacy, have existed in mostly disparate worlds, prejudices tearing them apart. Now treachery and unrequited love have come to the fore. In a tale that pits brother against brother and future against past, the bonds of blood and destiny somehow keep it all inexorably connected.Crosswinds-indeed the entire series-is a suspenseful historical fiction masterpiece that will sweep you off your feet and leave you yearning for more. Prepare to be spellbound by a tale that transcends time and prejudice, a story of love's enduring legacy that will linger in your heart long after you turn the final page.

SOUTHERN SKYES SERIESSharyn Bradford Lunn's landmark saga of adventure and romance spans almost 200 years of family history set against a backdrop of the rich and rugged wilds of Australia. BOOK 2, THE DIVERGENCEThe Divergence captures the wide range of relationships between colonists, convicts, hunters, and the indigenous population during the tumultuous events that defined the early penal colonies of Australia and the discovery of gold. The two young sons of Nicholas Thomas, a soldier in the New South Wales Corps, have been torn apart by circumstances beyond their control and struggle to find their own identity within their father's legacy. One son faces the beast of prejudice and unrequited love, while the other is handed everything on a platter . . . or is he?While pioneering new settlements and enterprises, each son, in his own way, resists the injustices of colonial Van Diemen's Land and witnesses the demise of a free and ancient people even as they face their individual misfortunes. Will the sons be reunited . . . and will their descendants find fortune and accept their family ties on the gold fields of mainland Australia?The Divergence reveals another poignant historical adventure in the family saga that is the Southern Skyes series.

The Soldier's Seed, the first book of the Southern Skyes family saga, captures the wide range of relationships between colonial, convict, and indigenous families during the tumultuous events that defined the early penal colonies of Australia.Nicholas Thomas, a soldier in the New South Wales Corps, loathes his life in Sydney Town and through a series of events of his own making he finds himself running from his past to what could be an even worse fate. While pioneering a new settlement that encounters one problem after another, he struggles to find his true self and identify what he really wants from life . . . until he meets a woman a soldier shouldn't love. When tragedy strikes, he is forced to make choices that will affect his descendants for decades to come. The Soldier's Seed is a heart-rending adventure and an exciting introduction to Australian history and the epic Southern Skyes series.

Jagged Waters is the third book in the Southern Skyes family saga, carving some exciting new names on the family tree.Spicy Irish miss, Mariah Malone, is a young convict unjustly condemned to New South Wales, Australia, to serve her life sentence. During the transport, her ship encounters a frightening, rocky demise, and the handful of survivors are washed up on King Island to await rescue.Though surrounded by uncertainty and fear, Mariah is nonetheless entranced by this Australian island, which stimulates her ever-tumbling thoughts. She learns more about herself as well: her morality, her fortitude, and her destiny. And somewhere in the midst of that, she falls in love.And with this love, she creates a family of her own in Van Diemen's Land, one that will inevitably carry her into the lives of the Skyes and McCabes, strengthening this family legacy through another gnarled joining, both tumultuous and enriching.-Visit the author at www.sharynbradfordlunnauthor.com and look out for Book Four in the series comingmid-2013.

Talk about a killer stitch-up! After surviving a sketchy encounter with a murderer at her home in Evergreen, Colorado, Cody Costin heads for her grandmother's B&B in the nearby town of Bailey for some much-needed downtime. Her grandmother is hosting a knitting retreat during the weekend Cody arrives. Even though Cody would prefer to kick up her feet with her chocolate lab, Snickers, at her side, she offers to help with the guests' care. After all, it's a knitting retreat … what could go wrong? Right? Wrong. Her grandmother's best friend is found dead in the foyer of the quaint B&B. Law enforcement has a suspect in mind, and it hits close to home for Cody, who is not convinced and is compelled to stitch up her plans to unravel the mystery.Slip Stitch Slaying is the second book in a captivating cozy mystery series set in and around the beautiful state of Colorado. If you're young at heart and enjoy contemporary mysteries with a twist that you won't see coming, then you'll love this unique whodunit.

Talk about a killer ride! Cody Costin tries, she really tries, to stay away from dead bodies. To enjoy the summer while the Colorado skies are blue and outdoors adventures abound.But when a leisurely horseback ride with a friend turns into anything but relaxing, she starts to wonder if her mojo is completely askew. Upon returning to the stables to put up their horses, Cody discovers the stablehand has been murdered. And she and her friend, Carla McCooley, are considered suspects in the killing! It will take all of Cody's sleuthing skills to find the needle in this haystack-the one precious bit of information that will break the whole case wide open, allowing justice to prevail. Horses and Corpses is the final book in a captivating cozy mystery trilogy set in and around the beautiful state of Colorado. If you're young at heart and enjoy contemporary mysteries with a twist that you won't see coming, then you'll love this unique whodunit.

Talk about a killer vacation! Cody Costin has just returned to Evergreen, Colorado, for the summer, having completed her first year at college in South Carolina. She expects to spend long, lazy days basking under perfect skies with family and friends. But when her best friend's sister turns up dead, and everyone, including the sheriff, thinks it's a case of death-by-misadventure, Cody is compelled to box her plans and dive into investigation mode. The crux of the mystery involves a group of high school graduates who all have both motive and means. Did one of them resort to murder? The good news is Cody isn't one to give up easily. The bad news is someone intends to stop her at all costs. Peril in the Pines is the first book in a captivating cozy mystery series set in and around beautiful Evergreen, Colorado. If you're young at heart and enjoy contemporary mysteries with a twist that you won't see coming, then you'll love this unique whodunit.

During exploration of the wreckage of a 15th-century Dutch ship on an Australian reef, archaeologist Jami Laramie becomes embroiled in mishaps, misunderstandings, and the antics of one saucy but handsome shipmate. Things quickly take a turn for the sinister when valuable artifacts begin disappearing … and murder rears its ominous head. As Jami navigates the treacherous waters of marine archaeology and death, she must also come to terms with her parents' divorce and her own burgeoning love life. The combination is most certainly not for the faint of heart. Join Jami on a thrilling adventure full of danger, romance, and intrigue as she dives into the depths of the past to uncover the truth.

The Southern Skyes SeriesTwo brothers are separated by circumstance, their descendants by choice. In centuries-old Australia, familial roots of siblings and societies feed the beasts of prejudice, misfortune, and disproportionate wealth. What will the fruits be?~~~Southern Cross RisingIn this the fifth book of the Southern Skyes series, the era is ripe for historic battles, during a time spanning the Boer Wars, Australian federation, women's suffrage, and World War I. Among those warriors for progress are members of the Skye and McCabe families, not just on the battlefield, but in their homes and communities as well. As the new generation seeks to forge an enlightened future, the tentacles of the old guard continue to breech the new. Prejudices, forbidden love, and the grip of legacies prove they are without bounds. And so the saga continues, set against a backdrop of hope brought about by the emergence of a new nation.

Two brothers are separated by circumstance, their descendants by choice. In centuries-old Australia, familial roots of siblings and societies feed the beasts of prejudice, misfortune, and disproportionate wealth. What will the fruits be? Embers of the Soul - Book FourThe deep secrets woven amidst the branches of the McCabe and Skye family trees have been hidden for years until now. More quickly than shifting sands on the shores of Tasmania, these family secrets are tumbling forth with unleashed fury. All of this immensely displeases the egocentric elder brother Griff McCabe, who has spent a lifetime carefully plotting to protect the family name from the disgraces of the past-and in his eyes, the worst of all-the drops of aboriginal blood that course through the roots of the ancestral tree. Now, as tragedy befalls younger brother, Hawkin McCabe, and the next generation matures, those branches are breaking. The wounds have voices, revealing the true ties that bind the McCabes and the Skyes . . . and the one soldier who started it all many generations ago. Visit the author at www.sharynbradfordlunnauthor.com