Bücher von Michele Brouder

As the small town of Hideaway Bay prepares for the wedding of Alice Monroe and Colonel Jack Stirling everything that can go wrong, does.Meanwhile, Della Rossi, the owner of the Hideaway Bay Olive Oil Shop, is busy with her social club and their genealogy project. But the dive into the past opens up a can of worms for one of the residents.

As the small town of Hideaway Bay prepares for the wedding of Alice Monroe and Colonel Jack Stirling everything that can go wrong, does.Meanwhile, Della Rossi, the owner of the Hideaway Bay Olive Oil Shop, is busy with her social club and their genealogy project. But the dive into the past opens up a can of worms for one of the residents.

Forced into early retirement and stuck in an unhappy marriage, Valerie Fisher begins to question her life and what she wants to do with the rest of it. She's compelled to check out the little town of Hideaway Bay that her grandmother spoke about often with fondness and hopefully solve the mystery why her grandmother left abruptly and abandoned her house on Starshine Drive.

JohannaJo Mueller quits her awful job to accompany her grandmother to Ireland to visit her lifelong friend. Although money is tight, her grandmother's friend comes up with a solution: work as a paid companion for her grandson, Ian while she's in Ireland. Jo's remit: get Ian out of his house and more importantly, out of his rut, without letting Ian know of the scheme. Surly on the best of days, Ian proves to be a challenge, and at first it seems like mission impossible. But somewhere along the way, Jo gradually begins to fall in love with Ian.IanA freak accident resulting in a serious injury has curtailed Ian Twomey's professional rugby career. He's bitter and struggling to adjust. And he's definitely not interested in showing the Irish sights to his grandmother's American guest, Johanna. But it's hard to say no to his grandmother and it's even harder to resist Jo Mueller's infectious smile. It doesn't take him long to realize that life can and will go on, and he knows he has Jo to thank for that. And just as he realizes he does have future and he wants Jo in it, a secret is revealed, threatening his growing feelings for her.

The retired librarian from Hideaway Bay, Carol Rimmer, has been handed a terminal diagnosis. As she looks over the course of her life, she decides she must do one more thing before she goes. But she's going to need help and who better to ask than Thelma Schumacher. Despite their history, she puts aside any dislike she has for the woman and asks for help in her last task.Thelma is only too happy to help. She always felt bad that Stanley had chosen her over the librarian. And she knows the perfect person to help Carol.But as Carol fulfills her final wish, she wrestles with a long buried secret, torn between revealing it or taking it with her to her grave.

The retired librarian from Hideaway Bay, Carol Rimmer, has been handed a terminal diagnosis. As she looks over the course of her life, she decides she must do one more thing before she goes. But she's going to need help and who better to ask than Thelma Schumacher. Despite their history, she puts aside any dislike she has for the woman and asks for help in her last task.Thelma is only too happy to help. She always felt bad that Stanley had chosen her over the librarian. And she knows the perfect person to help Carol.But as Carol fulfills her final wish, she wrestles with a long buried secret, torn between revealing it or taking it with her to her grave.

Have you ever wanted to press the escape button on your life?Ruth Davenport writes about romance and happily ever after. But not from experience. After a heartbreaking rejection, she decides a change of scenery is needed. On a whim, she thinks Ireland is the place to go to write her next book. But when she arrives, everything that can go wrong, does. In the middle of the night, she lands on the doorstep of an Irish pub in the middle of nowhere belonging to an enigmatic Irishman.Sean Hughes needs a woman under his roof like he needs a hole in the head. His policy is to steer clear of all women in general. Besides, he's too busy running a pub and getting his dream business up off the ground. He has no time to be helping pretty tourists. But he needs some quick cash and she needs accommodation.A deal is struck that suits them both. As they spend more time together, they begin to see the other in a different light. Can they overcome their fears and take a chance on happiness?

Carrie gets the shock of her life when the matchmaker she's to interview turns out to be her long-lost husband.Journalist Carrie Fields is sent to a small village in Ireland to cover its annual matchmaking festival. It turns out the town's elusive matchmaker is the man she married years ago in Boston in a youthful indiscretion that was both foolish and illegal. Initially, she ignores any of his attempts to 'catch up.' But feelings she had thought were long dead soon resurface.Mick Foley gets the surprise of his life when the woman who helped him stay in the US shows up on his doorstep. His one bitter regret in life is letting her go. He realizes he still loves her however he's convinced he's not husband material. But some of the villagers soon take matters into their own hands, giving each one a shove in the right direction. It turns out Mick isn't the only matchmaker in town.

A funny, sweet, heartwarming romance.Christmas has always been Kate O'Connor's favorite time of the year, but this season-despite her battery-operated twinkle-light earrings-she's feeling far from festive. In fact, she's wallowing in a generous dose of self-pity over the loss of her father, the train wreck that was her engagement, and an unsavory setback in her career. To make matters worse, her boss at the Cline & Co. ad agency has volunteered her to be the one-woman welcoming committee for Gavin Whyte, the VIP client from across the pond who could be the key to saving their struggling business. Eager to prove she's a team player, Kate resolves to show Gavin a good time, hoping his dazzling blue eyes, his delicious Irish accent, and her own propensity for disaster don't cause her to torpedo the company's chances of recovery.Gavin Whyte would rather be anywhere than the Cline & Co. ad agency. Tasked with overseeing the ad campaign for his pharmaceutical firm, he's not impressed with the second-rate ad agency that's been awarded the contract. And there's one employee, Kate O'Connor, who confirms his suspicions that the ad agency just isn't up to the task at hand. She can't seem to do anything without something going wrong or the police showing up. Yet there's something about Kate that makes Gavin stop and take a second look.Each book in The Happy Holidays series is a standalone novel and therefore can be read in any order.

Always the rebel and the oldest of the Monroe sisters, Isabelle returns to Hideaway Bay for surgery and recuperation. But she's never stayed in any one place long enough and soon grows restless. She decides to look for the father that abandoned them, threatening the fragile peace the sisters have forged since their grandmother's death.

Always the rebel and the oldest of the Monroe sisters, Isabelle returns to Hideaway Bay for surgery and recuperation. But she's never stayed in any one place long enough and soon grows restless. She decides to look for the father that abandoned them, threatening the fragile peace the sisters have forged since their grandmother's death.

Alice, the youngest of three Monroe sisters, still holds out hope that the uneasy relationship with her two sisters can be mended, an improbable wish since they live in different parts of the world. After her grandmother's funeral, Alice returns home to Chicago and her high-powered career but thoughts of Hideaway Bay and the house her grandmother left to the three sisters are never far from her mind.When it seems that her career comes at too great a price, namely her personal life, Alice heads back to Hideaway Bay to start over again.

A clean, funny, heartwarming Christmas romance.There isn't anybody Jeff Kowalek wouldn't help. Except himself. After a series of disastrous blind dates, he has retreated to the comfort of his living room and the companionship of his dog, Trixie. When the new tenant moves in next door, Jeff is immediately smitten. From afar, he wonders if a pretty girl like Holly Fulbright would ever be interested in a teddy bear of guy like him. But soon a health scare forces him out of his comfort zone and hopefully, into the realm of possibilities with his new neighbor.The last thing Holly Fulbright is interested in is Christmas or any kind of romance. After her fiancée pulled a disappearing act, she's lost her home and is now working two jobs to pay down the massive debt he left behind. Christmas is a bleak prospect for her. But her new landlord with his warm brown eyes and quirky sense of humor test her vow to never trust a man again.Will this Christmas be the one to change everything for Jeff and Holly?Each book in The Happy Holidays series is a standalone novel and can be read in any order.