Bøker av Karen J Hasley

In the fall of 1919, Thea Hansen's world seems to spiral out of control. First, her dearly loved father dies suddenly from the influenza epidemic sweeping across the globe. Then her brother, Lloyd, returns from The Great War transformed into a brooding stranger. Could it get any worse? Yes, indeed. With a brutal murder close to home and her brother as chief suspect, Thea's wildly spinning world doesn't look like it will slow down anytime soon. She's lived in bucolic Blessing, Kansas, all her life, after all, and hasn't had much experience with out-of-control worlds.Still, the bright and level-headed Thea knows a good thing when she sees it, and she sees it in the person of Augustus Davis. As her brother's former commanding officer, Gus Davis knows Lloyd is no murderer and as a skilled attorney, he's determined to prove it. Together, Thea and Gus will deal with unexpected malice and obsession, with assault and fear, with secrets and suspects, and in the end, ordinary little Blessing will hold a lot of shocks for Thea Hansen. Passions revealed. Lies uncovered. Murderers exposed. But what Thea is willing to do to keep her world balanced and her future settled may be the most surprising thing of all. ****************************************Smiling at Heaven concludes where the first novel of Hasley's Laramie Series began - in Blessing, Kansas. With 40 years between events in the first book and the last, the story of the Davis family and their extended lives comes to a satisfying conclusion. ****************************************The Laramie Series 1. Lily's Sister 2. Waiting for Hope 3. Where Home Is 4. Circled Heart 5. Gold Mountain 6. Smiling at Heaven

When Dinah Hudson leaves China in 1901, she hopes to leave behind dark memories of violence and sudden death, as well. Spending time with her sister in San Francisco will be just what she needs to help her forget China's murderous Boxer Uprising. Dinah's life in California takes an unexpected turn when renowned reformer Donaldina Cameron enlists her aid in rescuing young Chinese girls smuggled into the U.S. for slavery and prostitution. For Dinah, the venture soon becomes a passionate calling.But every calling comes with a price, and for Dinah Hudson that price may prove very high indeed.Because not everyone shares her zeal for freeing enslaved girls, especially not men that profit from human trafficking. Men that hide behind position and power. Faceless men that live in the shadows. Ruthless men that allow nothing and no one to get in their way. Truth is that every man in Dinah's glittering but treacherous San Francisco world, whether a wealthy financier or a virile policeman or a brash entrepreneur with the face of a Greek god, is suspect. Dangerous. Even deadly. A determined woman must learn that when her heart gets in the way of her good sense she should ignore deceptive emotions and stay focused on the cause. It's either that. Or die trying.