Bøker av Meredith Resce

What a difference a year makes.Last year, Arianne Rayne was playing college basketball and looking forward to a permanent future with her boyfriend.This year, she is learning to live with disability.After walking away from an accident he'd caused by reckless driving, her boyfriend walked away from her. The uncertainty of how life would look now that she had lost mobility was enough for him to break the relationship, and her heart.Coming to Trinity Lakes to live with her stable, unflappable grandparents is hope for a new beginning and a chance to heal her heart. Away from her parents' cloistered, cotton-wool approach, she hopes to learn how to live independently with the help of physiotherapist and trainers at the local gym.Until she meets Matthew Kennedy. He might be buff and good looking, but he has no idea how to relate to someone living with disability. He's eligible, and he is certainly accessible, given he is one of her personal trainers, but will he ever see beyond her wheelchair? Arianne's heart tells her it's unlikely.Until she is stranded, and Matthew is her only hope of getting home.Book #8 of the Trinity Lakes Romance series (can be read as a standalone)An enemies to lovers, small town, contemporary Christian romance. Visit Trinity Lakes and meet the fun and quirky characters who value family, faith, and happily-ever-after.

Small town romanceSecond chance romanceAlanah, has set off on a trip of a lifetime. Her best friend from high school, Sasha Kennedy, has invited her to Trinity Lakes, Washington State, to be part of her wedding party. South Australia to Trinity Lakes is literally the other side of the world, so Alanah has a full schedule of adventure planned while she's away. A summer camp counselor; a trip to Canada; sightseeing in New York and Boston; and avoiding Sasha's twin-brother, Caleb. But a silly accident puts Sasha out of commission for all the planned adventures, and Caleb is sent to retrieve his former high school sweetheart from the airport. Eleven years should be enough time to have cooled the love Alanah and Caleb once shared. Should be, but apparently not. This is not a great thing to acknowledge considering Caleb has just announced his engagement to someone else. Six months of avoiding Caleb-worse-avoiding feelings about Caleb-is going to be a long time.

Mother of three adult children, and Regency romance author, Louise Brooker (AKA Luella Linley) should feel satisfied that she has been instrumental in getting her two daughters happily settled. Her meddling was successful but came at a price, and husband, Russell, has advised she leave the children to their own devices.But her eldest, Pete, is thirty-five, living back at home and discouraged. His fiancee left him days before the planned wedding and six months on, Pete still hasn't recovered. Louise might be biased, but her responsible, hard-working and handsome son would make a good husband and father-but he's given up after three failed relationships. He is a good catch, but unlikely to be fooled by his mother's scheming and meddling as she did with his sisters. This situation calls for something special. A direct approach. Just like in her novels. Let the parents do the arranging and sort out the wheat from the chaff. This method will take any risk of rejection out of the equation, and let's face it, a mother can tell what's needed for a successful long-term relationship.Carrie Davis dedicated herself to her career long ago. Her one and only serious relationship was a disaster, put down mainly to her youthful naivety at the time. Up until the birth of her niece, Carrie had not considered she might even like a relationship, but now thoughts of loneliness are stalking her. Carrie's sister, Ellen, knows and when she sees an odd advert in the classified ads she begins to wonder if this is a prank or an opportunity sent from heaven. "e;Wanted. For a social experiment. A family arranged marriage."e;

Kate has a secret she doesn't want anyone to know, especially the new minister - the man who has taken her father's position.John Laslett has just arrived in Green Valley as the new parish minister. He has been employed by the patron lady, Vera Wallace, and she has seen to his every need. But there is something strange about the housekeeper she has sent.Kathryn is an efficient housekeeper, but John cannot seem to break through the cold exterior. Something is wrong, he is sure, but he doesn't know what…Historical romance set in colonial AustraliaThis new edition has been released to celebrate 20 years of the 'Heart of Green Valley' series.

A bushfire threatens the small rural community of Melrose, and a reporter is sent to cover the crisis as it unfolds. But Clarrie Brown isn’t just any unrelated journalist. In fact, as he enters the town environs he is caught up in a vision of the past, the years he spent as a boy, growing up in this town.One Remarkable Year brings the Australian country town to life in the 1960’s; a time when the modern era of social revolution emerged to take the place of the traditions and ways of generations past.Here is a story about a real town, with real characters and real spirit. Based on many local yarns, One Remarkable Year will give you the general impression of the character and feel of life in Melrose over past years. Some of the stories recounted are based on fact; the rest could very likely have happened.Melrose is not just a place.This novel was commissioned by the town to celebrate their 150 year celebration of European settlement.

It has been fourteen years since the end of the Great War, and Grace doesn’t think she will ever get over losing the love of her life. She is a committed spinster aunt, despite her mother’s attempts to introduce her to eligible bachelors. When a stranger comes to town looking for work, her mother is immediately alert to possibilities. Grace admits he is handsome, but their first encounter was enough to put her off him for life.Alex has been on the road with his three children for nearly two years, looking for work where he could find it. Times are tough and work hard to come by. Charlie Shore gave him hope he would find something long term — as long as it doesn’t involve Charlie’s sister, another opportunistic spinster looking for a man. He’s not going to fall for it.Things change when circumstances throw Alex and Grace together to survive.But Alex has a secret that could destroy them all.  And now Grace has a secret—one that won’t stay hidden.This new title is part of the very popular 'Heart of Green Valley' series. Australian, New Zealand and British readers connected well with the author's characters, setting and stories. Though part of a series, this book and all books in the series read as stand-alone novels.