Bøker av Lucinda Race

Enjoy this clean, small town western romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.In a small Montana town, love blossomed between Renee Mitchell and Hank Shepard. As teenagers, they were inseparable until a misunderstanding during freshman year of college drove them apart. Two decades have passed since they've talked, but a family emergency brings them full circle-back to where love blossomed.Renee's lifelong dream was to take over her family's apple orchard. But a herd of cattle wreaks havoc on her newly planted trees.Thundering across the pastureland, astride a black stallion, Hank Shepard is ready to save the day and drive the cattle back to his family ranch. Now that he's back, he's intent on mending more than fences. As he works by Renee's side, helping her replant the tree stock his family's cattle destroyed, dormant feelings between Renee and Hank spring to life like the orchard after a long, cold Montana winter.Yet, it's inevitable that Hank will return to his law practice in Texas. Will a long-distance relationship between Hank and Renee fan the flames of love, or will it vanish like apple blossoms in spring?Second Chances in Montana is a rewrite of Apple Blossoms in Montana. The story has been revised and expanded to a full-length novel and is now the first novel in the Cowboys of River Junction Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Enjoy this clean, small town western romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.In a small Montana town, love blossomed between Renee Mitchell and Hank Shepard. As teenagers, they were inseparable until a misunderstanding during freshman year of college drove them apart. Two decades have passed since they've talked, but a family emergency brings them full circle-back to where love blossomed.Renee's lifelong dream was to take over her family's apple orchard. But a herd of cattle wreaks havoc on her newly planted trees. Thundering across the pastureland, astride a black stallion, Hank Shepard is ready to save the day and drive the cattle back to his family ranch. Now that he's back, he's intent on mending more than fences. As he works by Renee's side, helping her replant the tree stock his family's cattle destroyed, dormant feelings between Renee and Hank spring to life like the orchard after a long, cold Montana winter.Yet, it's inevitable that Hank will return to his law practice in Texas. Will a long-distance relationship between Hank and Renee fan the flames of love, or will it vanish like apple blossoms in spring?Second Chances in Montana is the first novel in the Cowboys of River Junction Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying...Bookstore owner and witch Lily Michaels has a never-ending list of to-do items as the maid of honor for her best friends'upcoming St. Patrick's Day wedding. The last thing she has time for is another mystery. But with a missing wedding dress, the discovery of a pair of leprechaun boots, and a body in a bathtub, she's ready to mesh her love of puzzles and a little magic to help solve the crime. Even if her fiancé -Gage Erikson of the Pembroke Cove police department- is determined to keep her out of trouble and safe.Good luck with that. Lily is going to need more than the luck of the Irish to solve the murder while a group of treasure hunters, friends of the deceased, are in town. Only they're not grieving. They're focused on finding a pirate captain's gold, which-according to legend-the rocky coast of Pembroke Cove keeps hidden...and is only accessible during three days in March.Will Lily's luck hold with a wedding in shambles and a murderer skulking in the shadows? She needs to follow the clues to solve the case but can her witchy skills save her when the final clue leads her to the murderer?Leprechauns and Larceny is the sixth novel in A Book Store Cozy Mystery Series, although each book can be read as a standalone-a sweet and clean cozy mystery with a guarantee that the culprit is caught. Happy reading!

Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying...Bookstore owner and witch Lily Michaels has a never-ending list of to-do items as the maid of honor for her best friends'upcoming St. Patrick's Day wedding. The last thing she has time for is another mystery. But with a missing wedding dress, the discovery of a pair of leprechaun boots, and a body in a bathtub, she's ready to mesh her love of puzzles and a little magic to help solve the crime. Even if her fiancé -Gage Erikson of the Pembroke Cove police department- is determined to keep her out of trouble and safe.Good luck with that. Lily is going to need more than the luck of the Irish to solve the murder while a group of treasure hunters, friends of the deceased, are in town. Only they're not grieving. They're focused on finding a pirate captain's gold, which-according to legend-the rocky coast of Pembroke Cove keeps hidden...and is only accessible during three days in March.Will Lily's luck hold with a wedding in shambles and a murderer skulking in the shadows? She needs to follow the clues to solve the case but can her witchy skills save her when the final clue leads her to the murderer?Leprechauns and Larceny is the sixth novel in A Book Store Cozy Mystery Series, although each book can be read as a standalone-a sweet and clean cozy mystery with a guarantee that the culprit is caught. Happy reading!

Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying...With twinkling lights and Christmas trees, the small seaside town of Pembroke Cove, Maine is dressed up for the season. Lily Michaels, bookstore owner and witch, is excited to be going to the Glow and Glide ice skating festival. This year as part of a couple with her new fiancé, Gage Erikson-who Milo, her familiar calls, Detective Cutie. It's the holidays, what could go wrong? After the fun is over from the skating event Lily drives by the rink and is shocked to discover a body on the ice. Archie Dane is dead. Lily's intuition starts to twitch. When she learns there is a discarded mailbag near the body things really go wonky. Archie was a nice guy, but with claims of stolen mail parcels, was he a thief, stealing from his friends and neighbors? Suspects and motives are piling up faster than the crisp white snow. What is Archie's new girlfriend, Noelle, hiding? What about his co-worker flirting with Noelle? With Lily's spell work improving and having escaped death four times in the last six months, will her luck hold while solving another murder? It's a magical season, but will it be a me

Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying...With twinkling lights and Christmas trees, the small seaside town of Pembroke Cove, Maine is dressed up for the season. Lily Michaels, bookstore owner and witch, is excited to be going to the Glow and Glide ice skating festival. This year as part of a couple with her new fiancé, Gage Erikson-who Milo, her familiar calls, Detective Cutie. It's the holidays, what could go wrong? After the fun is over from the skating event Lily drives by the rink and is shocked to discover a body on the ice. Archie Dane is dead. Lily's intuition starts to twitch. When she learns there is a discarded mailbag near the body things really go wonky. Archie was a nice guy, but with claims of stolen mail parcels, was he a thief, stealing from his friends and neighbors? Suspects and motives are piling up faster than the crisp white snow. What is Archie's new girlfriend, Noelle, hiding? What about his co-worker flirting with Noelle? With Lily's spell work improving and having escaped death four times in the last six months, will her luck hold while solving another murder? It's a magical season, but will it be a merry Christmas for Lily and Gage?

Enjoy this clean, small town, paranormal cozy mystery by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race. Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying.It's Halloween in Pembroke Cove, Maine, and witch-in-training Lily Michaels, with the help from her magical and non-magical friends, is determined to give the town a haunted house event they'll never forget. There's an extra reason to celebrate too, the engagement of Lily's best friends, Nikki and Steve.Of course, Lily's boyfriend, Gage Erikson-a.k.a. Detective Cutie-will be helping, too. A few weeks earlier they finally went on their first date, it only took fifteen years after they graduated college to admit they were more than just friends. They're not ready to jump into the marriage pool, but working together on the haunted house will be a great change of pace from solving murders.But scares and dares don't always add up to fun. With cauldrons, and potions, and vampires popping out of coffins, everyone thinks the dead clown on the floor is just part of the haunted house festivities. Until it turns out he's really dead. With so many people in disguise, and magic and spells abounding on All Hallows' Eve, no one is above suspicion. Lily, with her clue chalkboard, is always ready to solve a puzzle, but Gage is worried about her safety. As Lily and Gage race to unmask the murderer, will the clown-killer get the last laugh?Scares and Dares is the fourth novel in A Book Store Cozy Mystery Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean cozy mystery with a guarantee the culprit is caught. Happy reading!

Enjoy this clean, small town, paranormal cozy mystery by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race. Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying.It's Halloween in Pembroke Cove, Maine, and witch-in-training Lily Michaels, with the help from her magical and non-magical friends, is determined to give the town a haunted house event they'll never forget. There's an extra reason to celebrate too, the engagement of Lily's best friends, Nikki and Steve.Of course, Lily's boyfriend, Gage Erikson-a.k.a. Detective Cutie-will be helping, too. A few weeks earlier they finally went on their first date, it only took fifteen years after they graduated college to admit they were more than just friends. They're not ready to jump into the marriage pool, but working together on the haunted house will be a great change of pace from solving murders.But scares and dares don't always add up to fun. With cauldrons, and potions, and vampires popping out of coffins, everyone thinks the dead clown on the floor is just part of the haunted house festivities. Until it turns out he's really dead. With so many people in disguise, and magic and spells abounding on All Hallows' Eve, no one is above suspicion. Lily, with her clue chalkboard, is always ready to solve a puzzle, but Gage is worried about her safety. As Lily and Gage race to unmask the murderer, will the clown-killer get the last laugh?Scares and Dares is the fourth novel in A Book Store Cozy Mystery Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean cozy mystery with a guarantee the culprit is caught. Happy reading!

Enjoy this clean, small town romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race. Love never ends... A widow who talks to her late husband and her handsome single neighbor who has secretly loved her for years. In the years after Cari McKenna lost her husband, she threw her energy into raising her family and starting a thriving coffee shop. Now, her grown children have moved out and her daughters are pushing her to brave the perils of internet dating. Even Cari is forced to admit that her life might be a little too placid. Until, that is, a tree falls across her roof... Ray Davis always stops by What's Perkin' for his morning muffin, but the handsome master carpenter is starting to wonder if he'll ever find the chance to persuade Cari to see him as more than merely a neighbor. Consulting with her about rebuilding her damaged house gives him an excuse to spend more time with her, but she still only seems interested in him as a buddy. Then Ray's past suddenly comes looking for him, and he realizes that his dreams-or even his life-could be lost. Lost and Found is the second novel in the McKenna Family Romance Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Enjoy this clean, small town western romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.Single mom, Maggie Brady lives above the Filler Up Diner in River Junction, Montana. When fire destroys the business Maggie built, her good friend Jed Steel is there to help them escape from the harrowing flames. Except, the fire wasn't an accident. It was arson. Reluctantly, Maggie accepts the temporary home Jed offers, unsure why anyone would threaten her or her teenage daughter, Susie.Tall, lanky, with a rolling gait, a salt and pepper mustache, and a quirky sense of humor, Jed is the primary caretaker of the horses at Grace Star Ranch. Disowned by his family, the cowboy has also had a soft spot for Maggie for a long time. However, he's never felt worthy of a woman like Maggie. How could she fall for somebody like him when his own family doesn't want him?During their stay at the ranch, Jed teaches Susie to ride and helps her to develop into a talented barrel racer. And while Maggie has only seen Jed as a friend before, the moonlight over Montana is close to convincing her to take a second chance on love. But someone is watching Susie - someone who could use Susie's talent if only Maggie wasn't in the way. Will the secret that Susie's keeping destroy Maggie and Jed's romance before it has a chance to begin?Moonlight Over Montana is the third novel in the Cowboys of River Junction Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Enjoy this clean, small town western romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.Single mom, Maggie Brady lives above the Filler Up Diner in River Junction, Montana. When fire destroys the business Maggie built, her good friend Jed Steel is there to help them escape from the harrowing flames. Except, the fire wasn't an accident. It was arson. Reluctantly, Maggie accepts the temporary home Jed offers, unsure why anyone would threaten her or her teenage daughter, Susie.Tall, lanky, with a rolling gait, a salt and pepper mustache, and a quirky sense of humor, Jed is the primary caretaker of the horses at Grace Star Ranch. Disowned by his family, the cowboy has also had a soft spot for Maggie for a long time. However, he's never felt worthy of a woman like Maggie. How could she fall for somebody like him when his own family doesn't want him?During their stay at the ranch, Jed teaches Susie to ride and helps her to develop into a talented barrel racer. And while Maggie has only seen Jed as a friend before, the moonlight over Montana is close to convincing her to take a second chance on love. But someone is watching Susie - someone who could use Susie's talent if only Maggie wasn't in the way. Will the secret that Susie's keeping destroy Maggie and Jed's romance before it has a chance to begin?Moonlight Over Montana is the third novel in the Cowboys of River Junction Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying.A fall festival, reading tea leaves and a few clues propel Lily into a new murder investigation.Bookstore owner Lily Michaels still doesn't know which kind of witch she's going to be. She's planning to read fortunes at her parents' tea booth at the Fall Festival in the small town of Pembroke Cove, Maine. Is that her gift? Her snarky familiar, Milo, isn't a lot of help. Lily's mother warned her that reading the leaves would change someone's life. Lily's ready to make some changes of her own. Her relationship with Detective Gage Erikson-a.k.a. Detective Cutie- seems to be stuck in the perpetual friend zone. Maybe it's time she went on a real date with someone else, like the new guy in town, Dax Peters.Gage would like nothing more than to go on a real date with Lily, but romance will have to take the back burner when he's is called to investigate another murder. Someone cut short the life of successful rose grower, Dean Hartley. Since when does horticulture lead to homicide?Gage would be thrilled if Lily stuck to reading tea leaves and stayed out of trouble, but that's just not in her puzzle-loving personality. Why were all the garden club members arguing with Dean at the festival? When Lily teams up with Gage once again in the race to resolve the rose-grower's murder, can she continue to keep both her feelings and her magic a secret from Gage? Or will roses finally lead to romance for them?Tea and Trouble is the third novel in A Book Store Cozy Mystery Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean cozy mystery with a guaranteed the culprit is caught. Happy reading!

Enjoy this clean, small town, paranormal cozy mystery by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying.A fall festival, reading tea leaves and a few clues propel Lily into a new murder investigation.Bookstore owner Lily Michaels still doesn't know which kind of witch she's going to be. She's planning to read fortunes at her parents' tea booth at the Fall Festival in the small town of Pembroke Cove, Maine. Is that her gift? Her snarky familiar, Milo, isn't a lot of help. Lily's mother warned her that reading the leaves would change someone's life. Lily's ready to make some changes of her own. Her relationship with Detective Gage Erikson-a.k.a. Detective Cutie- seems to be stuck in the perpetual friend zone. Maybe it's time she went on a real date with someone else, like the new guy in town, Dax Peters.Gage would like nothing more than to go on a real date with Lily, but romance will have to take the back burner when he's is called to investigate another murder. Someone cut short the life of successful rose grower, Dean Hartley. Since when does horticulture lead to homicide?Gage would be thrilled if Lily stuck to reading tea leaves and stayed out of trouble, but that's just not in her puzzle-loving personality. Why were all the garden club members arguing with Dean at the festival? When Lily teams up with Gage once again in the race to resolve the rose-grower's murder, can she continue to keep both her feelings and her magic a secret from Gage? Or will roses finally lead to romance for them?Tea and Trouble is the third novel in A Book Store Cozy Mystery Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean cozy mystery with a guaranteed the culprit is caught. Happy reading!

Dani's plan of hiding in plain sight may not have been the best idea. In the two years that Dani Michaels has lived in Loudon, she's never told her friends at What's Perkin' she moved there to escape an abusive boyfriend. However, when she receives a note that says cryptically "looking forward to seeing you again," she realizes that it's finally time share her secret and ask for help. Ellie McKenna immediately enlists her Loudon policeman fiancé and his handsome partner, Paul Greene, for help protecting Dani. As Dani continues to be threatened, they discover some disturbing facts about her stalker. Paul is attracted to Dani from the beginning, but with her ex in the mix, he knows he'll have to tread carefully. There are certainly sparks flying between them, but Dani has been burned by love in the past. As danger threatens, can Paul persuade her to overcome her fears to trust him?

Will Ellie's first love be her last?Ellie wants to make a splash in Loudon when she opens The Looking Glass, but she hasn't bargained for being hit by a crime wave. When an intruder breaks into her gallery, Ellie is knocked on the head and locked in a closet, and the most valuable painting, on loan, is slashed from corner to corner. The person who rescues Ellie is a man about whom she knows almost nothing.Padraig Stone just introduced himself that afternoon, wanting to sign with the gallery. He's undoubtedly talented, but also evasive. While the police investigate, Pad is looking into the matter also, even though he hasn't been cleared of suspicion himself. For Ellie, who has been determined to protect her heart from pain ever since her father's death when she was little, it's a difficult dilemma.The handsome photographer is undoubtedly attractive, but dare she trust him when he's clearly hiding something?Love in the Looking Glass is the fifth novel in the McKenna Family Romance Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Kate will fight for love, won't she?When Don made the choice to follow Kate to her hometown, Loudon, he walked away from the family business, Crescent Lake Winery, and his passion for winemaking.Now, several years later, as Don and Kate struggle to conceive a baby, his father's failing health brings them back to the small town of Crescent Lake. Even as Don revels in his chance to manage the winery, Kate feels the life they made together is slipping away-especially when she discovers that Don may have fathered a child he doesn't even know about.Will picking up the threads of his old life in Crescent Lake be more than their marriage can endure? Kate is worried their relationship is in jeopardy, but that's when the ghost of Kate's father makes an appearance.If Kate is scared to leave, can a nudge send her soaring into a new life?

Where do you go to heal your heart? You make the journey home... Abby Stevens's life fell apart when her sister and brother in law died in a car crash. Since her parents recently died as well, all she has left is her toddler nephew Devin, whom her sister left in her custody.In search of a fresh start, she makes the decision to move back from Boston to her childhood home in a small town. What she doesn't expect is to reconnect with her old friends-the McKenna family.Ever since Shane McKenna's father died when he was a boy, he's buttoned his feelings down. His mother's heartbreak when her husband died has made him scared to jump into a relationship, so he has always kept his flirtations casual. When he sees Abby again, though, he is rocked by the intensity of his feelings for both her and little Devin.Can he overcome his fears, and find a new freedom in loving Abby?

Love never ends... A widow who talks to her late husband and her handsome single neighbor who has secretly loved her for years.In the years after Cari McKenna lost her husband, she threw her energy into raising her family and starting a thriving coffee shop. Now, her grown children have moved out and her daughters are pushing her to brave the perils of internet dating. Even Cari is forced to admit that her life might be a little too placid. Until a tree falls across her roof and exposes her loneliness.Ray Davis always stops by What's Perkin' for his morning muffin, it's not just the blueberry muffins that pull him in but the beautiful widow, Cari McKenna. The handsome master carpenter is starting to wonder if she'll ever see him as more than a neighbor and friend.Working with her to rebuild her damaged house gives him a good excuse to spend more time with her, but she still only seems interested in him as a buddy. Then Ray's ex-wife rolls into town intent of forcing him to reconnect but really to give her an alibi and that's when Ray realizes his dreams- or even his life- could be lost.Lost and Found is the second novel in the McKenna Family Romance Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying...In a small town like Pembroke Cove, Maine, everyone has something to hide. But when bookstore owner Lily Michaels takes a tumble and hits her head, and her cat Milo starts talking to her, she discovers she has something to hide, too. She's a witch, and Milo is her familiar. And she's not the only one in town. Lily has been hiding something else, too. Even though she's always kept Gage Erikson in the friend zone, her feelings for the man Milo calls Detective Cutie go a lot deeper than she's willing to admit.Gage has a secret too. He's always had a crush on Lily. But if he gives into his feelings, it might mess up the wonderful friendship they have. With his cowboy boots and cherry red pickup truck and knack for just letting folks talk, people might underestimate just how good a detective Gage actually is. But is he good enough to discover all of Lily's secrets?Somebody in Pembroke knows a lot about the secrets people are keeping, and isn't above a little blackmail. While Lily struggles with learning how to be a witch, she works with Gage to uncover the truth, and a new kind of magic develops between them. Will they continue to be just friends, or will they finally admit to the secret love they've been hiding?

The cowboy broke her heart but he never stopped loving her. Now she's back ready to run her grandfather's ranch...At the age of 20, Annie Grace left the family ranch, heartbroken, unsure if she'd ever return. But that all changed when her beloved grandfather, Pops, passed away. As his only heir, she's come home to the small town of River Junction to settle his affairs and run the family business. She wasn't counting on Linc Cooper, the man who broke her heart, to be the new manager of the Montana spread. There's just one problem, a developer wants to buy her ranch.Linc Cooper never wanted to live his life without Annie by his side, but he deliberately ended their relationship so she could finish college and be a success in a city, far away from River Junction. He felt she deserved more than being a ranch hand's wife. He may have pushed her away but he never stopped loving her. Over the last eighteen years he became Pops' right-hand man moving up to run the ranch. Now with Pops gone, Annie's back in the small cowboy town, but for how long?Annie has to make a life-changing decision; sell and leave the ranch and Linc forever? Or, does she pull on her boots and permanently claim her home - and the cowboy she left behind?

Can love flourish while danger lurks in the shadow?For Polly Carson, working the land on a Montana ranch is a dream come true. No one knows she's on the run, carrying a secret that could endanger the big eclectic family she's found on the ranch. Not even the man who rescued her broken body from the bottom of a ravine recognizes her. He doesn't know that it was him who brought her to River Junction in hope of finding a safe haven and a chance to start over.Something about Polly draws Clint Goodman, foreman of Grace Star Ranch, like a bee to wildflowers. If only he could remember why she seems so familiar. She trips his trigger for sure, but he's been burned before. He loves his job and his cowboy life, but women want picket fences and a man who doesn't work weekends. But maybe a woman like Polly is worth taking a second chance.Polly's a strong woman with a deep inner strength. Clint, the strong silent type, loves and respects her fierce independence. But just as their slow burn romance is heating up, Polly's past returns to threaten her future. As lies and secrets are revealed, no one on the ranch will be safe.

Three independent sisters. Two weddings down. One magical gown and the final letter. Grace MacLellan, the youngest of three sisters, always secretly longed for love and marriage. But fate had other plans. Following her Gran's last wishes, Grace must watch her sisters wed in the family's enchanted gown before taking it to their family farm in Scotland. Perhaps the dress's magic only works twice in a generation?Arriving in the misty Highlands, Grace finds another letter waiting. Her grandmother's final request: don the gown, gaze into the old mirror, and then hike through Blue Bell Woods. Her Gran's letters had worked for her reluctant sisters-what did she have to lose? Logan Campbell, a driven billionaire haunted by past tragedy, never shirks his responsibilities to his company and what little family he has left. He never ditches work-however, one day he's inexplicably drawn to Blue Bell Woods. There he rescues a captivating woman from a stream-the very same woman who's haunted his dreams since a chance encounter years earlier. As Grace and Logan grow closer, she finds loving him as natural as breathing. But Logan harbors secrets-including his true connection to her grandmother and his ties to the quaint local bakery Grace adores.But Grace thrives as a nurse practitioner in Vermont, while Logan's empire keeps him rooted in Scotland. Can their budding love bridge the ocean between them? Or will Logan's hidden truths leave Grace feeling blue? In this enchanting conclusion to the MacLellan sisters' saga, fate, family, and a dash of Highland magic collide. Will the bewitched wedding dress weave its spell one last time, or must Grace and Logan write their own happily ever after? As secrets unravel and hearts align, one question remains: Is love truly the most powerful magic of all?