любовные романы

современные любовные романы

современная зарубежная литература

детективы

боевики, остросюжетная литература

‘A rising star in the romance world. Her books are wonderfully romantic, feel-good reads that end with me sighing over the last pages.’ Debbie Macomber, bestselling author of Any Dream Will DoThe perfect summer read in New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne’s Haven Point series.McKenzie and Ben need a second chance….McKenzie Shaw would do anything for her beloved hometown of Haven Point. It may be small and struggling, but it’s never let her down…unlike gorgeous, infuriating Ben Kilpatrick.He left Haven Point behind years ago, for good reason. Yet seeing the town through McKenzie’s eyes could change his mind.If he can resolve the animosity crackling between them, Ben may have found the place where he can build ties and find healing…a place where love arrives when it’s least expected.Praise for RaeAnne Thayne:‘Entertaining, heart-wrenching, and totally involving, this multi¬threaded story overflows with characters readers will adore.’ Library Journal on Evergreen Springs (starred review)‘RaeAnne Thayne is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors… Once you start reading, you aren't going to be able to stop.’ Fresh Fiction‘RaeAnne has a knack for capturing those emotions that come from the heart.’ RT Book Reviews‘This quirky, funny, warmhearted romance will draw readers in and keep them enthralled to the last romantic page.’ Library Journal on Christmas in Snowflake Canyon.

книги по психологии

учебная и научная литература

общая психология

учебники и пособия для вузов

знания и навыки

Redemption Bay: The ultimate uplifting feel-good second-chance romance for summer 2019

‘A rising star in the romance world.’ bestselling author Debbie MacomberThe first book in the New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne’s Haven Point series.A fresh start is all Eliza wants for Christmas…Nothing short of a miracle can restore Eliza Hayward’s Christmas cheer. The job she pinned her dreams on has gone up in smoke and now she's stuck in an unfamiliar, little town for Christmas.Enter Aidan Caine. He can help Eliza find the perfect Christmas as project – the renovation of his lakeside guest lodge. Soon he see how quickly he could fall for her. But is he's willing to risk his heart on a yuletide romance that could lead to forever?Everyone is falling in love with RaeAnne Thayne this Christmas:‘Her books are wonderfully romantic, feel-good reads that end with me sighing over the last pages.’ Bestselling author Debbie Macomber‘Entertaining, heart-wrenching, and totally involving, this multi¬threaded story overflows with characters readers will adore.’ Library Journal on Evergreen Springs (starred review)‘RaeAnne Thayne is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors… Once you start reading, you aren't going to be able to stop.’ Fresh Fiction‘RaeAnne has a knack for capturing those emotions that come from the heart.’ RT Book Reviews‘This quirky, funny, warmhearted romance will draw readers in and keep them enthralled to the last romantic page.’ Library Journal on Christmas in Snowflake Canyon

Snow Angel Cove: An uplifting, feel-good small town romance for Christmas 2018

Clair Bradford needed a wakeup call. What she didn’t need was a tragic car accident. As a single mom and the owner of a successful bead shop, Clair leads a predictable life in Hope’s Crossing, Colorado. So what if she has no time for romance? At least, that's what she tells herself, especially when her best friend's sexy younger brother shows up back in town as the new chief of police.But when the accident forces Clair to slow down and lean on others—especially Riley McKnight—she realizes, for the first time, that things need to change. And not just in her own life. The accident – and the string of robberies committed by teenagers that led up to it – is a wake-up call to the people of Hope.The sense of community and togetherness had been lost in tough years. But with a mysterious «Angel of Hope» working to inspire the town, Riley and Clair will find themselves opening up to love and other possibilities by the end of an extraordinary summer….

историческая фантастика

научная фантастика

современная русская литература

Blackberry Summer

An unlikely attraction brings comfort, joy and unforgettable romance this holiday season! Librarian Julia Winston is ready to ditch the quiet existence she's been living. She's made a list of new things to experience, but falling for Jamie Caine, her sexy military pilot neighbor, isn't one of them. Julia's looking to conquer life, not become the heartbreaker's latest conquest. But when two young brothers wind up in Julia's care for the holidays, she'll take any help she can get – even Jamie's.Happy to step in, Jamie reveals a side of himself that's much harder to resist. Not only is he fantastic with kids, he provides the strength Julia needs to tackle her list. She knows their temporary family can't last beyond the holidays, but the closer she gets to Jamie, the more she wonders if things could be this merry and bright forever…

рыцари

фэнтези

героическое фэнтези

государственный переворот

сказочные королевства

жестокость

Sugar Pine Trail

Love knows no seasonSpring should bring renewal, but Maura McKnight-Parker cannot escape the past. Still reeling from the loss of one daughter, the former free-spirit is thrown for a loop by the return of her older daughter, Sage, and the reappearance of her first love, Sage’s father.Jackson Lange never knew his daughter – never even knew that he’d left the love of his life pregnant when he fled their small town – but he had never forgotten Maura. Now they are all back, but Sage has her own secret, one that will test the fragile bonds of a reunited family.Thrown together by circumstances and dedicated to those whom they love, Maura and Jackson must learn to move forward and let go of the mistakes of their past for the bright future that awaits them and their friends in Hope's Crossing…

культура и искусство

биографии и мемуары

кинематограф / театр

биографии артистов

личная жизнь знаменитостей

советское кино

знаменитые актеры

эстрада

разговорный жанр

Sweet Laurel Falls

Lucy Drake and Brendan Caine have only one thing in common…And it's likely to tear them apart. Because it was Brendan's late wife, Jessie–and Lucy's best friend–who'd brought them together in the first place. And since Jessie's passing, Brendan's been distracted by his two little ones…and the memory of an explosive kiss with Lucy years before his marriage. Still, he'll steer clear of her. She's always been trouble with a capital T.Lucy couldn't wait to shed her small-town roots for the big city. But now that she's back in Hope's Crossing to take care of the Queen Anne home her late aunt has left her, she figures seeing Brendan Caine again is no big deal. After all, she'd managed to resist the handsome fire chief once before, but clearly the embers of their attraction are still smoldering….

книги о войне

Великая Отечественная война

русские писатели

битва под Москвой

военные мемуары

серьезное чтение

об истории серьезно

Wild Iris Ridge

If you build it, love will come… to Hope’s Crossing.Alexandra McKnight prefers a life of long workdays and short-term relationships, and she’s found it in Hope’s Crossing. A sous chef at the local ski resort, she’s just been offered her dream job at an exclusive new restaurant being built in town. But when it comes to designing the kitchen, Alex finds herself getting up close and personal with construction foreman Sam Delgado….At first glance, Sam seems perfect for Alex. He’s big, tough, gorgeous—and only in town for a few weeks. But when Sam suddenly moves into a house down the road, Alex suspects that the devoted single father of a six-year-old boy wants more from her than she’s willing to give.Now it’s up to Sam to help Alex see that, no matter what happened in her past, together they can build something more meaningful in Hope's Crossing."Small-town sensibilities drive this very sweet romance in which two people learn that everything that makes them good friends makes them easy to love." –Library Journal on Blackberry Summer

публицистическая литература

документальная литература

военное дело / спецслужбы

военное дело

биографии военных деятелей

Красная Армия

Курская битва

Currant Creek Valley

‘A rising star in the romance world. Her books are wonderfully romantic, feel-good reads that end with me sighing over the last pages.’ Debbie Macomber, bestselling author of Any Dream Will DoReturn to Haven Point, there’s no sweeter place to fall in love…Protecting the streets of Haven Point isn’t just a job for police officer Wyn Bailey, it’s a family tradition.But lately she’s found herself wanting more, especially from her boss—and overprotective brother’s best friend—sexy chief of police, Cade Emmett. The only problem is getting Cade to view her as more than just a little sister.Cade’s hands-off approach with Wyn isn’t from lack of attraction. But his complicated past has forced him to conceal his desire. When Wyn is harmed in the line of duty, Cade realizes the depth of his feelings, but can he let his guard down long enough to embrace the love he secretly craves?

занимательные рассказы

Riverbend Road

Country Bride by Debbie MacomberLuke Rivers is a man of his word.He agrees to marry Kate Logan when she foolishly proposes to him—after one glass of champagne too many—at her former fiance’s wedding reception. And Luke, stubborn rancher that he is, refuses to renege on his promise.Kate was devastated when the man she’d always loved married another woman, a newcomer to their Oregon town. But now, not only does Luke refuse to break their engagement, he insists that Kate doesn’t love Clay. She actually loves him! Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne ThayneBrodie Thorne is a man who knows what he wants.And that’s Evie Blanchard, a physical therapist from LA, who recently moved to Hope’s Crossing, Colorado. He wants her to work with his injured daughter, Taryn. A wealthy, self-made man, Brodie will do anything to get Taryn the rehab she needs—and that includes convincing the reluctant Evie to move in with them.Despite her vow to keep an emotional distance between them, Evie starts to fall for Brodie’s adorable little girl…and for Brodie himself.

зарубежное фэнтези

драконы

демоны

становление героя

магические миры

американская классика

сверхспособности

Country Bride: Country Bride / Woodrose Mountain

When a beautiful stranger saved the life of Jack Dugan's daughter, Jack knew he had to find this mystery woman. He would do anything to repay her. But Grace Solarez turned out to be more than he expected, for her sad brown eyes told him she needed to be saved, too.After losing the one thing most dear to her, Grace felt she had no hope. Until the night she saved Jack's little girl. Soon Grace began to care again about something–about this sexy single dad and his daughter. But would it all disappear when she found out the truth about Jack Dugan?

зарубежная классика

Saving Grace

Holiday gifts don’t always come in expected packages… especially in the town of Hope’s Crossing!No one has ever felt sorry for Genevieve Beaumont. After all, she has everything money can buy. That is, until she discovers her fiancé has been two-timing her and she’s left with two choices: marry the philanderer to please her controlling father or be disinherited and find a means to support herself.Genevieve’s salvation appears in the most unlikely of prospects: Dylan Caine, a sexy, wounded war vet whose life is as messy as hers. Dylan’s struggling to adjust after his time in Afghanistan and the last thing he needs is a spoiled socialite learning about the real world for the first time. True, she may have unexpected depths and beauty to match.But he knows he could never be the man she needs… and she knows he could never be the man she thinks she wants. So why are they each hoping that a Christmas miracle will prove them both wrong?‘Reading these stories of small-town life engages the reader’s heart and emotions, inspiring hope and the belief that miracles are possible’ —No.1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

православное христианство

акафисты

церковные обряды

православная библиотека

песнопения

молитвословы / акафисты / каноны / псалмы

православие

Christmas In Snowflake Canyon

Joe Redhawk had a chance to start over, away from his reputation as an ex-con, away from the only woman he'd ever loved: his brother's ex-wife–and his own boss. He'd been watching from the sidelines for too long, wishing she were his for too long….The hard-hewn Native American was much more than just the best foreman Annie's ranch had ever had. He was the love of her life…and the father of her little girl. But if she told him now, after all these years, could they be a family–or would they lose him forever?

зарубежные детские книги

Renegade Father

‘A rising star in the romance world. Her books are wonderfully romantic, feel-good reads that end with me sighing over the last pages.’ Debbie Macomber, bestselling author of Any Dream Will DoCelebrate the magic of Christmas in Haven Point with New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne ThayneChristmas is the last thing on Cole Barrett's mind this year. He's barely hanging on trying to care for his two grieving children since his ex-wife died in a tragic accident. For the reclusive Cole, this is no time for gift-giving and celebration—and certainly not for a sunny-natured optimist to blow into his screwed-up life.Physician Devin Shaw has long researched the curative powers of Lake Haven's mineral waters. Unfortunately, the hot springs are on Barrett property, forcing Devin to strike a bargain with the ranch's attractively gruff owner: she'll give Cole's children a magical Christmas, and Cole will allow her patients access to the springs. But can she work her holiday magic to heal the Barrett family's battered hearts—and her own?

женские истории

сильные женщины

в поисках счастья

остросюжетная мелодрама

легкая проза

Evergreen Springs

Home for Christmas.When Hope Nichols hears that her family’s property, Christmas Ranch, is set to be shut down forever, she heads home. Hope refuses to let anything ruin her favourite time of year… and, thanks to former navy SEAL Rafe Santiago and his adorable nephew, she might just pull off that miracle!Rafe is undeniably drawn to Hope. But he knows more about Hope’s tragic past than she could ever imagine, because, though she doesn’t know it, she owes him her life. And all he wants in return is for her to spend it with him!

зарубежная драматургия

зарубежная старинная литература

пьесы, драматургия

The Christmas Ranch

Come home to Winder Ranch in these two beloved stories, where broken hearts can find exactly what they need to heal—and love againA COLD CREEK HOMECOMINGWhen Quinn Southerland returns home to Winder Ranch, Idaho, to find former high school queen bee Tess Claybourn serving as his dying mother’s hospice nurse, he’s far from pleased. But recently widowed Tess has done a lot of growing up since then. And as the two reconnect, she can’t help but wonder if there’s room in Quinn’s tortured heart for forgiveness—and maybe even love…A COLD CREEK REUNIONAfter Taft Bowman lost his parents ten years ago, he buried himself in a grief that shut fiancée Laura Pendleton out completely. But now she’s back, recently widowed with two kids in tow, and Taft refuses to let her slip away again. Laura just wants a fresh start, but that’s easier said than done when seeing Taft stirs up feelings she thought she’d left in the past…

ужасы

мистика

магическое фэнтези

приключенческое фэнтези

романтическое фэнтези

The Pines Of Winder Ranch: A Cold Creek Homecoming / A Cold Creek Reunion

Years after betraying her, he’s back in Haven Point…and ready to learn the truthMegan Hamilton never really liked Elliot Bailey. He turned his back on her family when they needed him the most and it almost tore them all apart. So she’s shocked when Elliot arrives at her family’s inn, needing a place to stay and asking questions that dredge up the past. Megan will rent him a cottage, but that’s where it ends—no matter how gorgeous Elliot has become.Coming back home to Haven Point was the last thing bestselling writer Elliot Bailey thought he’d ever do. But the book he’s writing now is his most personal one yet and it’s drawn him back to the woman he can’t get out of his mind. Seeing Megan again is harder than he expected and it brings up feelings he’d thought were long buried. Could this be his chance to win over his first love?

литература 19 века

The Cottages On Silver Beach

европейская старинная литература

Serenity Harbor

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY…When one of her children’s stories becomes a major success, quiet Celeste Nicholas is suddenly the talk of the town. She should be gloriously happy…but something is still missing from her life. Could the return of her childhood crush be the answer? Flynn Delaney has moved back home for his daughter’s sake. He might be a millionaire, but no money in the world can help a little girl heal from the loss of her mother. Yet shy librarian Celeste and her stories do hold some indefinable magic. Flynn came home looking for support…can he find that, and true love, in the one that got away?

путеводители

хобби / увлечения

отдых / туризм

достопримечательности России

Байкал

курорты

активный отдых

путешествия по России

туристические маршруты

природа России

хобби, досуг

дом, дача

A Cold Creek Christmas Story

Sometimes going back is the best way to start overCandy shop owner Charlotte Caine knows temptation.To reboot her life, shed weight and gain perspective, she’s passing up sweet enticements left and right. But willpower doesn’t come so easily when hell-raiser Spencer Gregory comes back to Hope’s Crossing, bringing with him memories of broken promises and teen angst. A retired pro baseball player on the mend from injury—and a damaging scandal—he’s interested in his own brand of reinvention.Now everything about Spencer’s new-and-improved lifestyle, from his mission to build a rehab facility for injured veterans to his clear devotion to his pre-teen daughter, Peyton, touches Charlotte’s heart. Holding on to past hurt is her only protection against falling for him—again. But if she takes the risk, will she find in Spencer a hometown heartbreaker, or the hero she’s always wanted?

саморазвитие / личностный рост

о психологии популярно

психология творчества

развитие творческих способностей

борьба со стрессом

авторские методики

краткое изложение

позитивная психология

Willowleaf Lane

Enjoy three titles in one collection from RaeAnne ThayneBlackberry SummerWhen a small-town woman falls for a big-city cop… Shop owner and single mom Claire Bradford has just suffered a serious car accident in her hometown of Hope's Crossing, Colorado. She certainly has no time for romance, or so she tells herself—especially when Riley McKnight comes back to town as the new chief of police. The accident forces Claire to rely on other people, including Riley, and she realizes for the first time that things have to change—in her own life and in the town, where a string of robberies has damaged the residents' sense of community. Riley is the man who can bring about the change everybody needs!Woodrose MountainEvie Blanchard was at the top of her field in the city of angels. But when an emotional year forces her to walk away from her job as an occupational therapist, she moves from Los Angeles to Hope’s Crossing seeking a quieter life. So the last thing she needs is to get involved with the handsome, arrogant Brodie Thorne and his injured daughter, Taryn.A self-made man and single dad, Brodie will do anything to get Taryn the rehabilitation she needs…even if it means convincing Evie to move in with them. And despite her vow to keep an emotional distance, Evie can’t help but be moved by Taryn’s spirit, or Brodie’s determination to win her help—and her heart.Sweet Laurel FallsSpring should bring renewal, but Maura McKnight-Parker cannot escape the past. Still reeling from the loss of one daughter, the former free-spirit is thrown for a loop by the return of her older daughter, Sage, and the reappearance of her first love, Sage’s father.Jackson Lange never knew his daughter – never even knew that he’d left the love of his life pregnant when he fled their small town – but he had never forgotten Maura. Now they are all back, but Sage has her own secret, one that will test the fragile bonds of a reunited family.

научно-популярная литература

естественные науки

естествознание

предназначение человека

природа и человек

интеллектуальное развитие

исследования науки и технологий

Raeanne Thayne Hope's Crossings Series Volume One: Blackberry Summer

THE DADDY MAKEOVER Eben Spencer learned long ago to keep his eye on the ball and his emotions under wraps. This philosophy has taken him to the pinnacle of success in business. But in his personal life, it led to a shattered marriage. So it's just him and his little girl…until he meets Sage Benedetto. She's warm, emotional, open–everything Eben is not. Sage's bewitching nature soon has this tycoon rethinking his future….HIS SECOND-CHANCE FAMILY As a teenager Julia Blair found more than fun in the sun at Cannon Beach. She found a home–in the arms of her first love, Will Garrett. A bright future stretched out in front of Julia…. Though life hadn't worked out as planned, here she is, back in Cannon Beach, with her two kids in tow. Only to find Will there, too. Julia believes Will can still make her dreams come true, but will he let her into his heart to do the same for him?

короткие любовные романы

зарубежные любовные романы

любовные отношения

Арлекин / Harlequin

любовные испытания

Brambleberry Shores: The Daddy Makeover / His Second-Chance Family

Ten years ago, Cassidy Harte had stood at the altar waiting for Zach Slater. And when he didn't show up–and was said to have disappeared with her brother's flirtatious wife–she did the only thing she could do. Held her head up high. Helped raise her motherless niece. And swore never to get involved with a man again.And then back into her life walked Zach–with an «I'm sorry» on his lips, an explanation she refused to hear and the vow that he would make her his once again. And this was one vow he was determined to keep….

стихи и поэзия

Cassidy Harte and the Comeback Kid

Welcome home! When she was sixteen Julia Blair found more than fun in the sun on the sands of Cannon Beach. She found a home in the arms of her teenage crush, Will Garrett, and she knew that life, sunny and beautiful, stretched out in front of her…Though life may not have worked out the way she’d planned, here she is, back in Cannon Beach. Only to find Will Garrett there, too. Julia believed he could still make all her dreams come true.The question was, would he let her into his heart to do the same for him?

словари, справочники

руководства

прикладная литература

кулинария

медицина и здоровье

His Second-Chance Family

Experience the thrill of life on the edge and set your adrenalin pumping! These gripping stories see heroic characters fight for survival and find love in the face of danger.Diagnosis: desire Six foot and spicy hot, Sheriff Daniel Galvez wasn’t the kind of man women said no to. Unless you were Lauren Maxwell. Years ago, Daniel had worked a case that had destroyed her family…and her trust in men. Now Lauren’s come home, a trauma doctor, all cool-eyed and distant – and in need of a strong lawman to help her safeguard a battered teenage patient.Holed up together, Daniel swears to bridge the distance between them – even if it means having his own heart broken again.

спорт / фитнес

здоровье

спорт

Shelter from the Storm

Experience the thrill of life on the edge and set your adrenalin pumping! These gripping stories see heroic characters fight for survival and find love in the face of danger.He’ll risk anything for her sakeFBI special agent Caleb Davis is famed for his cool-headed judgement. But his new assignment threatens his reputation. All he wants to do is fold Megan Vance into his arms and kiss away the worry brimming in her stunning green eyes. He’ll protect the single mother from danger and bring her missing child home. Then maybe he’ll figure out how to become a permanent part of her life…As the clock ticks double-time, he has to fight to save a little boy’s life and reunite a family.

попаданцы

любовное фэнтези

проклятия

бестселлеры The New York Times

young adult

High-Risk Affair

For all their obvious differences, medical resident Kate Spencer and recently freed-though-wrongly-imprisoned Hunter Bradshaw had one big thing in common: both of them had holes in their past they were sure could never be fixed.So when Kate, née Charlotte McKinnon, announced her plan to take a road trip to try to find clues to her real identity, ex-cop Hunter offered to go along for the ride. For protection, of course…But there's where their trip took an unexpected turn. For Kate, who'd loved Hunter from afar for years, found no answers, only more questions. And Hunter, with Kate by his side, saw that even though yesterday might be murky, today was dawning clear and bright….

историческое фэнтези

альтернативная история

путешествия во времени

славянская мифология

происхождение человечества

Never Too Late

As an on-the-run single mother out to protect her little girls, Lisa Connors needed two things: money, and to keep her identity secret. But it was just her luck that the possibility of the former would threaten the latter–for as the caretaker of the hunk-next-door with two broken legs, her ability to keep her distance was already shaky.When she found out said hunk's profession–FBI agent–it was downright demolished….Gage McKinnon had spent most of his life trying to keep away from all things familial, so the last thing he needed was to have two adorable little girls take root next door. But it was their mother who posed his greatest threat. For in Lisa he felt that door in his heart–the one that had been slammed shut twenty-five years ago–start to open, just a crack.

фэнтези про драконов

квест

темное фэнтези / dark fantasy

магия и колдовство

Nowhere to Hide

Jesse James Harte had grown up as wild and untamed as his Old West namesake, but now he was the law in this stretch of the Wyoming high country. That meant trouble was his business–and if he'd ever seen somebody in trouble, it was the town's new schoolteacher, Sarah McKenzie….She was as beautiful as a mountain meadow in springtime. But the haunted look in her eyes said she was running from something–something that had maybe caught up with her. He ached to protect her, to take that look away–and make her his forever….But what could a lady like her want with a lawman with an outlaw's heart…?

юмористическая литература

юмор и сатира

cтихи, поэзия

Taming Jesse James

Certainly he had been bewitched by women before, but for rancher–and single father–Matt Harte, this was the last straw! Because of his daughter's shenanigans, he'd gotten roped into planning the annual Valentine's Day dance. And his partner in crime? Why, beautiful big-city vet–and recent Salt River transplant–Ellie Webster.Who he couldn't take his eyes off. And not for lack of trying…Ellie knew that Matt Harte didn't want her in his town, let alone on the intimate dance committee of two. But this was for her daughter's sake. It wasn't like she wanted to spend all that one-on-one time with the rugged rancher, imagining what it would be like to be his partner–for real….

газеты

политология

книги по экономике

The Valentine Two-Step

Destination wedding guest list:The Ex-WifeMegan McNeil is genuinely happy to escort her little girls to their father’s wedding in Kauai, Hawaii—even though she feels like a third wheel. One gorgeous groomsman definitely disagrees. But are they both carrying too much baggage to begin a new romance?The Best ManDevlin Marshall won't let anything spoil his buddy's big day—not even his own rocky marriage. Secrets and mistrust have divided him from his Amy, but the love in the air seems to be catching….The SisterFamily comes first. Deep down, Gabi Foster knows it, but this holiday is hurting her career. Can a sweet, sexy surfing instructor convince her that love is worth more than a business deal?

ужасы / мистика

киберпанк

триллеры

Island Promises: Hawaiian Holiday / Hawaiian Reunion / Hawaiian Retreat

Ten years ago, Sophie Beaumont had watched as her twin sister, Shelly, had chosen to marry a Canfield man, bear his children and be mistress of his manor.But now Shelly was dead–killed along with her husband, Peter, in a mysterious accident–and it was Sophie who was left to raise her children, live at the Monterey mansion–and marry a Canfield man. Only this time it was Thomas, Peter's older brother….Because Peter was dead. Or was he? Mysterious appearances at night to the contrary, he was reported to be, though no body had ever been found. And Sophie and Thomas had unfinished business–a love affair, barely begun, cut off abruptly all those years ago. One that this time Thomas was determined to see bloom….