Bøger udgivet af Vanilla Heart Publishing

Nineteen year old Grace Meredith didn't say no to the Big Man On Campus, Scott Dwyer. And then her life changed... Grace makes her way to a new town and with the kindness of strangers, establishes a business called The Pet Emporium where she grooms, what else? Dogs and cats. Years later, a too-close encounter of an unpleasant kind with a skunk and Scott's German Shepherd reunites the former lovers. What happens in between are their stories of beginnings and endings and love lost, then found.

Charlie Costigan has a secret. Home life gone from bad to the worst when she protects her mother from another vicious attack by her drunken father. Midnight. Clothes thrown into an old suitcase, she races for the bus with a letter to an unknown aunt and uncle. "This is my daughter. Embrace her as if she were your own." Determined, Charlie begins again. Alone with her secret.

Each morning, Emily Kendrick runs on the hard-packed sand of St. Augustine Beach to clear her mind and heal her heart. From the widow's walk of the house perched high on the dunes, a man trains his binoculars on Emily...

Liliana Valencia begins a new chapter of her life. Now the wife of Antonio Valencia, Jr., she learns that there are certain requirements in being a member of the Valencia family- more specifically, Antonio's wife. Just when Liliana is supposed to be experiencing the happy feelings of a new bride, she finds herself in a very difficult predicament. Her husband isn't the perfect man that she thought he was and she finds herself alone as her life shatters around her. She becomes lost in a world of deceit and she struggles with the knowledge that her life with Antonio will never be the same. With nowhere else to go but up, Liliana finds her hidden strength in a place that she never realized existed. But nothing in the world can prepare her for an unimaginable secret that is bestowed upon her. How will she ever learn to forgive and continue with her life?

Review: The Beginning...Not the End The Beginning... Not the End, Volume 1 - these seniors are sexy, strong, and so, so, passionate. I particularly enjoyed Joyce's story in Young at Heart, but all three had me smiling, laughing, and at times, tearing up a bit from the tender emotions rendered by Charmaine Gordon so perfectly. Three generations of my family are now begging for more mature romances from Charmaine Gordon. -- Betty Matheson Three Stories of Mature Love, Romance, and Suspense Instant Grandpa Summer at the Jersey Shore just got hotter... Take one widower grandfather, add two little grandkids, and widowed grandmother with a small granddaughter. Mix well. Stir in sun drenched beach days and moonlit nights. What have you got? A kite flying high with a new tail; an author writing a book to sort out emotions; a talented boy with his mother returned to claim the prize. Young at Heart Seventy year old Joyce Campbell expected her new left hip to heal at Helen Hayes Rehabilitation. What she didn't expect was to fall in love with the distinguished silver haired Collin Brody who wouldn't give her a second glance. Until Kizzy, the therapy dog comes into Collin's life...and into his heart. What happens next? The Beginning, Not the End. Before the Final Curtain Once lovers, aging actors collide on stage as stars in a romantic comedy written and directed by a manipulative director. Add to the mix the talented assistant, a tough stage manager, one prominent costume designer, two young actors, secrets and gossip. Show business. There's no business like it.

Book 1 of the Liliana series Boom! That deafening sound changed Liliana's life forever. Her mother sits dead besides her, shot to death on the streets of Chicago. Within weeks, Liliana is sent to live with a father she doesn't know in Colombia - a foreign land filled with challenges for Liliana. While working to pay off her father's debt, she meets the love of her life, who frees her from her father's illusory home, only to bring her into a new world of twisted surprises, dangers, and deceit.

Rumer Wilson married the love of her life ten years ago, has two beautiful children, and what she believes is a wonderful life to prove it. But, does anybody ever control love? Her world spirals into an unfamiliar place of uncertainty for everything she holds dear, when her husband falls in love with a woman hiding secrets. Sebastian Ortiz has loved many women. Rumer is a means to an end. He doesn't want to hurt her, but he needs her - for revenge on the man who hurt his sister - the sister he's protected from harm his whole life. Neither Rumer or Sebastian could imagine what comes next...

One New Year's Eve, shy singer, December Brown drunkenly texts her talk show host pal, Trace Randall, about her long time crush on the aloof actor, Tom Elmswood. Thinking the two celebrities would make a cute couple, he unwisely decides to play matchmaker... in front of a live studio audience. Things start to go downhill when Tom admits he's never even heard of December before. Now what seemed like a sure fire hit quickly becomes a flop. Will these two lonely hearts ever make a love connection or has this cupid's arrow missed its mark?

"In this series of stories, we meet a group of loving friends and couples. Each member of this group is diverse in personalities and abilities, but they are tied together by the common denominator - love." quoted from Chelle Cordero, Combining Passion & Suspense The Ballerina A southern, redheaded, pickup driving lesbian ballerina? You bet! Meet Liz: a southern belle with flair. Vivacious, eclectic and graceful, she is unique to say the least. The Cop Donna White is one tough cop. Behind the badge, though, is a very sweet, sad, sensitive soul. Truly a woman alone, Donna is simply trying to navigate her way through life. Who is Donna? She is dedicated, determined, distinctive and deep. The Mechanic Linda-her name means beautiful... After facing rejection from her parents because she is a lesbian, Linda didn't feel beautiful... she felt lost and alone. As a skilled mechanic, Linda built her business... Her love life was a different matter. Until Katie... The Model She's exotic. She's beautiful. She's talented. She's unique. She's Stephania. A young successful model who started from nothing, she has experienced all the ups and downs of life. Never one to be kept down, she persists through life's trials and reaches for the fairytale ending she has always hoped for.

For Liliana, the devastating secret she learns pushes her to search for answers from her father, El Jefe. He is one of the most hated men in South America and eventually, Liliana sees him for the person who he really is. Fleeing her father's extreme lifestyle, she soon runs back into the arms of her husband, Antonio Valencia, Jr., and in spite of the rocky road in their past, Liliana is able to forgive Antonio and move forward, enabling her to take the bold steps necessary to reclaiming her life. Despite everything that she's been through, nothing can prepare her for the tragedy that will come of her relationship with her father... or the priceless opportunity that will come from it, in this third book of the Liliana series.

Volume 2 of the series collection, The Beginning... Not the End - Mature Romances featuring Sexy Seniors. No Time for Green Bananas Celeste Hamlin, seventy-five year old widow, has a goal... conquer the six mountains in the Saranac Lake region before deciding what to do with the rest of her life. Sixty-two year old Professor Paul Harris, meets the dynamic Celeste, and recalls the last words his wife said before she passed. "Find another love and begin again." Will they begin again? She Didn't Say No Grace didn't say no to the Big Man On Campus, Scott Dwyer. And then her life changed... Years later, a too-close encounter of an unpleasant kind with a skunk and Scott's German Shepherd reunites the former lovers. What happens in between are their stories of beginnings and endings and love lost, then found. Dr. D and the Dad A trip over a mound of sand on the beach begins a journey for Diane O'Rourke and Tony Flannigan. She's a pediatrician, a bit over weight; he has a foster care home with three children under his sheltering wing... and a dark secret. Can they overcome the past and make the future work for them? They might just find the initial trip was well worth it.

In this series of stories, we meet a group of loving friends and couples. Each member of this group is diverse in personalities and abilities, but they are tied together by the common denominator - love. from Chelle Cordero, Combining Passion & Suspense The Peace Officer Brynn Racanelli - daughter, sister, friend, partner, police officer... and so much more. Devoted to serving others through her police work, and to helping her sister who battles chronic Lyme Disease, she is the the poster child of selflessness. But she does have wants, needs, hopes, and dreams. Will fate finally bring her the life and love she's always dreamed of? The Shelter Director Shy, quiet, humble - Jen is the kind of person that would give you the shirt off her back and then ask you what else you need. She may not be a movie star, but she'll treat you like one. She works diligently to help save cats. She sacrifices her life and stability to accommodate her partner. She gives until it hurts, and her reward is a devastating diagnosis. What will her life become? The Writer Everyone has that one friend; the mother of the group. Maria is that one friend; nurturing, wise, and with a spicy streak, Maria is the matriarch of the clan. Cerebral, emotional, and even sometimes comical, Maria's story is the seventh in the Loving Her series. The Vet Student Determined to escape the small town and her religious, stifling parents, Katie works hard to get into veterinary school... in Philadelphia. Katie refused to let anything - or anyone - destroy her dream. Not even her own parents. She suffered many losses along the way, but she gained so much more. Tumultuous and tender, Katie's story closes the Loving Her series... for now.

For those who serve, and the ones who love them. Two Angela Kay Austin stories: Scarlet's Tears When you lose everything you love, how are you supposed to believe it won't happen again? The knife at her throat didn't frighten Scarlet Anderson. In fact, it was a relief. Joshua Davis had faced a lot of challenges in his life, his faith and the love of his family had seen him through. But, no person could help him, now. How did he fall in love with someone who didn't love herself? Derailed When you're given away by people who are supposed to love you forever, it is hard to believe love and family really exist. JoAn Fentress thought the military would take care of her in the way her family never did, but that didn't happen. Homeless on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee, she walked through the only open door she could find, and it changed her life. And, then she met Jeremy...

Also in Audiobook and as Ebook! This edition also includes book club discussion starters. For her employees' sakes, Victoria James quits her job to save theirs and loses the man she thought she loved. Back to Memphis, Tennessee to a forgotten relationship with her grandfather, where everything she has is stolen. Chad Kirkpatrick, her childhood love, the first man to break her heart, now a police officer, comes to her aid. Will she put her past behind her? Will Chad forgive her?

In the sequel to The Trouble with Playing Cupid, December's best friend and agent, Clarissa Gregory, finds herself as the latest person destined for love. Love never felt so good for pop singer December Brown and her boyfriend, Hollywood heartthrob, Tom Elmswood. A year later and they're still crazy about each other. Now it's their turn to be the well meaning but still pretty terrible matchmakers. Except, for Clarissa, it isn't only meddling friends pushing her towards the dashing detective Peter, but fate itself. Will December convince the cynical Clarissa to take a chance on romance? Or is she right, that love really is just too much trouble? Also includes Bonus Story, Have Love, by Tamara Philip.

Carol - abandoned - waiting... for what, she couldn't know. She couldn't see that there was more life waiting for her. Carol is forced to face the demons of her past as well as begin to face life without Alex. Struggling to make sense of it all, Carol experiences her new life and all of the highs and lows that come with that life.

NEW EXPANDED 2ND EDITION! He'd sat on top of the world... the perfect woman, a daughter, and a job that made his father proud. Now, Kendis was divorced, and his daughter wasn't really his. At least, he has a good job...at Brady and Associates, the firm that sends him to Maryland for their client, Eastover. Eastover, one of Maryland's largest commercial real estate developers, is on a mission to take over older, outdated malls. She'd been through the wringer in her personal life, and now LaKia thinks the only thing she can control is her career as Marketing Director for a small commercial real estate company. She'd always wanted marriage and children like her best friend has... but she's given up on ever finding her own Mr. Right. Until Kendis. He gave her everything, and she gave it right back.

Carol Mathers: born a sickly child, in a home fraught with undercurrents that threaten to sweep away any chance she might have for a normal life. Now in her mid-thirties, she's a highly sought-after IT guru in St. Louis. She has built a great life for herself with her partner, Alexandria, even though the two face prejudice as lesbians, and as an interracial couple -fighting tragedy and sometimes, finding triumph. During her tumultuous life, Carol discovers that she has acquired AIDS as a result of a childhood transfusion from the dark period of time before AIDS was widely known... or understood, not even by the medical profession. Now, the two women face even more obstacles, prejudice, and a strange, new life as AIDS patients. Carol learns just how much her chaotic past has affected her, and how she can never really escape it, even as she tries to move on with her life. An unexpected event creates even more pain and tragedy in Carol's life, and causes her to wonder about the meaning of and purpose of her own life... or if there is any purpose at all...

Three More stories from River's Edge, where the motto is Kindness to Strangers. "Charmaine Gordon writes charming stories filled with love!" - Bestselling author of Playing For Keeps, Liz Matis Breaking New Ground River's Edge comes together to protect Celia Brown's property when the CEO of a major construction company claims a part of her property... and he has no idea who he is messing with. The elderly widow and her six year old granddaughter prepare for battle. Romance, suspense, and more. Bridging the Gap Anna Youngblood and James Chandler have problems. His little daughter overheard his ex say she never wanted kids; Anna must make amends for breaking rules of her tribe; he has a serious concussion... and she's pregnant. Can this couple find happness in River's Edge? Spreading Her Wings Kindness to Strangers in River's Edge rubs off on all who live there. Sally Kirkwood responds to an emergency call from a friend one early morning. A daughter is missing and with Sally's skill as a reporter, she finds her at an audition in NYC. Thus begins an adventure of show business, unfaithfulness, forgiveness and success.

Three River's Edge Stories in one volume! She Didn't Say No Grace didn't say no to the Big Man On Campus, Scott Dwyer. And then her life changed... Years later, a too-close encounter of an unpleasant kind with a skunk and Scott's German Shepherd reunites the former lovers. What happens in between are their stories of beginnings and endings and love lost, then found. Housebroken Sally and Steve Atwood must make a big adjustment - a fair number of them, actually - when after thirty-five years, three grown children, and a lifetime of memories, they are alone, together, at last... And, then they found River's Edge, a small town with big heart, stories to tell that will warm your heart, make you smile, and turn a dreary day into a day of hope for the Kindness of Strangers. Help Wanted Steve and Sally Atwood have some big adjustments to make when they move to River's Edge. Afraid he is losing Sally to a more exciting world, Steve panics, but despite Sally's lecherous new boss, together they rediscover all the love of their thirty-five years together and all the... excitement... that brings to their lives.

Darryl and Corinne Richards purchase their first house. With Darryl's army career coming to a close, they feel ready to settle down in Louisville, Kentucky. With impeccable timing, Darryl is sent on one final tour, leaving Corinne to live in this new house and new city alone. Overwhelmed, Corinne becomes reclusive, living a quiet, boring life with her cats as she adjusts to her new surroundings. The problem is: someone or some thing does not want her life to be either quiet or boring. And then there's the creepy piano in the basement... There is more to that creepy, dilapidated piano and her new home than Corinne could ever imagine. Through highs and lows, twists and turns, she begins to understand that even the most softly played music is powerful - and that even soft realizations and quietly subtle changes can have a profound effect. PRE-RELEASE REVIEW So much to enjoy! reviewed by Shay Norgaard-Melton This review is from a gifted ebook reviewer copy. "The stories flow together so beautifully, I felt transported back in time to peek into Agnes and Margaret's deep and abiding love for each other, and back to the present day to be with Corinne as she investigated the house she and her military husband bought just before he shipped out for his last tour of duty. Exciting and wondrous exploration of a time and situation, written with grace and delightful style."

Lareina Oliveira; she wants to share her passion for math. So it is back to school for Lareina... a tough Ph.D. program. A classmate is captivated by Lareina's beauty and intelligence, and despite her repeated refusals to his attentions, he kidnaps her! Only her determination and wits can save her...

From the Series: Women Who Survive and Thrive, Book 1. Optioned for television! Elizabeth Malone wakes up the morning after an amazing night of passion with her husband of forty years to find a note: Dear Lizzie, it's not you, it's me. Abandoned by her husband, disappointed in daughter Susie's casual attitude 'Dad's having a mid-life crisis', Beth decides to re-establish herself as the winner she once was. When Frank Malone returns, he's in for a big surprise!