Bøker av Michele Shriver

Taken from her drug-addicted biological mother at birth and placed in foster care, Emily Howton-Canfield was raised in privilege with her adoptive mothers. Now eighteen and an aspiring musician, Emily is presented with a life-changing opportunity to sing and play guitar on a new record with the winner of a reality singing competition, but when that turns into a regional tour and a backstage love affair, will things get to get too complicated for the shy teenager to handle.Devin Parker worked hard to leave her troubled past behind. Her family and her career as a photojournalist give her plenty to be thankful for, but every year she is still consumed with thoughts of the child she lost. To keep busy and try not to dwell on the past, she takes on a new assignment chronicling the latest breakout music sensation during a summer concert tour.With their kids now grown, Kelsey and Sarah find themselves struggling with work-life balance and the transition to being empty-nesters. Traveling and seeing the world sound like a great idea until their daughter's budding romance and Devin's reemergence in Emily's life pull them into a drama they always hoped to avoid.Love will blossom, lives will intersect, and family lines will be redrawn during one unforgettable summer in New England.

Floral artist extraordinaire Camellia Harris considers herself an expert in everything flowers, from baby showers to funeral arrangements and aconites to zinnias. While she's crafted beautiful wedding bouquets for famous brides, though, her own happily ever after remains elusive. After all, fairy tale endings aren't scripted for fat girls with disabilities. Eric Grady was the best dang high school quarterback Westfield, Texas had ever seen. He followed that with a record-setting college career and a first round pick in the NFL draft, but a devastating injury and subsequent addiction to prescription pain meds cut his pro career short. Now Eric is attempting a comeback of sorts-not on the gridiron, but as an emcee and speaker at corporate events and conferences. In the land of palm trees and flamingos for a home and garden show, romance is the last thing on Camellia's mind-and what is her former high school crush doing speaking at a conference on flowers? When a night of wine and reminiscing follows, Camellia is determined to dismiss it as nothing more than a one-night stand, but Eric has other ideas and sets out to achieve his greatest comeback yet-courting the fun and quirky florist.