Genre: Contemporary Romance, small town romance
Keywords: contemporary romance, small town romance, mystery, touch of
paranormal, murder
ISBN:
Ebook ISBN 978-0-9952791-0-0
Length: Novel
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Cover Artist: Angela Waters
Love at Solace Lake series
Love is worth the risk…
When their
grandfather dies, the Lindquist sisters, Harper, Scarlet and Maggie, inherit
the northern Minnesota fishing lodge that had been in their family for three
generations. The inheritance is bittersweet. They were raised at the lodge by
their grandparents. The natural beauty of the place hasn’t changed, but the
building itself is crumbling and desperately in need of repair. The lodge also reminds
them of what they lost. Twenty-two years previously, their parents died there
in what was ruled a murder/suicide.
As the sisters struggle to breathe new life
into the failing lodge, old fears and questions rise to the surface even as new
love presents itself. Why did their father murder their mother? What truths did
their grandparents keep from them? The sisters must fight to keep the wounds of
the past from putting their futures, and their fledgling relationships, in
jeopardy.
Lies and Solace:
She can’t live with one more lie. He can’t tell the
truth.
Harper Lindquist is convinced she’s found the answer
to her financial prayers. Unless she pours cash into crumbling Solace Lake
Lodge, she’ll lose her family’s legacy. Her would-be savior arrives in the
middle of a Minnesota blizzard and she’s determined to prove to her reluctant,
and trapped, financier the lodge is a sound investment. But Harper isn’t
completely honest with him. And she has no idea the lake is hiding secrets of
its own.
Ethan James is a liar, but his money is very real. He isn’t convinced a broken-down inn is a smart investment opportunity. But the more he understands Harper’s dreams and desires, the more he wants to be the man to make them come true. The trauma in both their pasts means neither can fully trust the other. They must find the courage to love, to trust, and to accept, or yesterday’s sorrows will keep them apart.
Ethan James is a liar, but his money is very real. He isn’t convinced a broken-down inn is a smart investment opportunity. But the more he understands Harper’s dreams and desires, the more he wants to be the man to make them come true. The trauma in both their pasts means neither can fully trust the other. They must find the courage to love, to trust, and to accept, or yesterday’s sorrows will keep them apart.
Excerpt
She’d just placed the last dish
on the drain board when Ethan entered the
kitchen, his hair still damp from his shower. He’d shaved with the razor she’d
found for him and was wearing his own clothes again.
Once more the elegant, well-dressed businessman. The chasm grew between them even as he stood in her kitchen. She
was stupid to believe there could ever be anything aside from business between
them.
She lifted her chin, determined
not to let her façade slip. “I’ve gathered all my estimates and drawings and
put them in a bag so you can take them with you.”
“I appreciate that.”
They walked together to the
front door, and Harper lifted his beautiful
overcoat from the coat tree. It still held the scent of his after-shave, and she had to resist the urge to raise it to her
nose and breathe it in. Instead, she held it
out to him with a forced smile. “Have a safe trip back to Minneapolis, Ethan.”
“Thanks.” He took the coat from
her and slipped it on. “I want to thank you for your hospitality.”
“It was my pleasure.”
So formal. But it was the only
way she could get through the next few minutes.
He picked up the cloth bag with
all her information on the renovation project. “Goodbye, Harper. I’ll be in
touch soon.”
“Goodbye.” She shook his outstretched hand briefly.
He opened the front door and
headed toward his truck. Harper grabbed a sweater from the coat tree and stood
in the open doorway watching him leave, not quite able to shut the door on him
despite the biting cold.
Halfway to the truck, Ethan
stopped. For a second, he stood completely
still, his head bowed. Then he dropped the bag, turned on his heel, and walked
back to her, his steps full of purpose.
“Did you forget something?”
“Yeah.”
He pulled her into his arms,
his mouth descending on hers with an urgency that set her blood on fire. She
moaned as she molded herself against him, her arms winding around his neck, her
fingers tangling in his damp hair. He swept her mouth with his tongue,
demanding a response. She gave herself over to his kiss, loving the sweet taste
of his mouth, the clean smell of his skin, the solid feel of his body.
All too soon he broke the kiss.
He grasped her shoulders and pushed away
from her, breathing hard. She searched his face for
answers.
“I have to go,” he said. “I’ll
call you soon.”
She nodded, unable to speak. He
released her and walked back to his truck.
No longer sheltered in his arms, the bitter cold swept through her. She pulled
her sweater more securely around her shoulders.
Harper watched Ethan pull out
of the driveway, her heart racing. When she could no longer see his truck, she
closed the front door and leaned against it. The taste of him remained on her
tongue and she could still smell his clean scent. Excitement and fear danced up
and down her spine, fighting a duel inside her to decide which one ruled
supreme.
Fear won. In one way or
another, everyone she’d ever cared about had left her. She couldn’t bear for
Ethan to be one more person on that list.
When Jana
Richards read her first romance novel, she immediately knew two things: she
had to commit the stories running through her head to paper, and they had to
end with a happily ever after. She also knew she’d found what she was meant to
do. Since then she’s never met a romance genre she didn’t like. She writes
contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and historical romance set in World
War Two, in lengths ranging from short story to full length novel. Just for
fun, she throws in generous helpings of humor, and the occasional dash of the
paranormal. Her paranormal romantic suspense “Seeing Things” was a 2008 EPPIE
finalist.
In her life away from writing, Jana is an
accountant/admin assistant, a mother to two grown daughters, and a wife to her
husband Warren. She enjoys golf, yoga, movies, concerts, travel and reading,
not necessarily in that order. She and her husband live in Winnipeg, Canada
with their Pug/Terrier cross Lou and several unnamed goldfish. She loves to
hear from readers and can be reached through her website at www.janarichards.com
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