Bøker av Rachel Myers

Guides the reader through various stages of planning a garden - how to survey a site, how to choose landscaping materials, and how to develop planting schemes. This title features US case studies and photographs.

The Sweet Hayden Hideaway Series Book Five.AROUND THE BEND Kristi Bartowski has raised four intelligent, beautiful and successful children while building a rental empire. After being widowed almost two decades ago, a recent chance encounter with a younger man has her imagining a new life for herself, one that involves love again. Russell Riley hasn't been able to get the woman he met, and let walk away two years ago out of his head. Without learning anything about her besides her first name, he always wondered what could have been if he was in a different place in his life? What are the chances they would meet twice? Book Six. CHASING RAIN Sierra Riley was offered her dream in the form of a lodge and its rental cabins. Taking over at the Sweet Hayden Hideaway for her new stepmother, Kristi Bartowski, meant moving from Denver to Idaho. It was a leap she took willingly at a chance to supervise her own retreat. Just as she is settling in, her father, Russell Riley, makes an announcement that he is selling his business and retiring to spend more time with his new wife. Sierra is all for her father's happiness until she learns the man buying him out was her first kiss and doesn't even remember her. Spencer Giddings is that man. Charismatic, athletic, intelligent, a lady's man who forgot all about the girl he kissed in the closet when he went off to college. Buying out Russell Rileys, a god among Kayakers, business has him staying at the Sweet Hayden Hideaways while the business deal of his life is buttoned up. Idaho in the spring offers some of the country's best white water, but the best thrill of all doesn't come from sprinting down the Salmon River, it comes from reuniting with the girl who got away. When the stunning Sierra walks back into his life, he does everything at his disposal to make sure he won't forget her again.

Kate Nelson was ready to move on with her life, giving up her lifestyle in the city to move back to her small hometown of Claremont. Instead of finding peace, she is followed by death and the hurt from old relationships. Just as she is getting settled, Kate's soon to be ex-husband, Craig Nelson, goes missing, presumably murdered. Adam O'Connell, a man from Kate's past, complicates things. Kate realizes she is struggling with feelings for him when he becomes the prime suspect in her husband's case. Now she has to come to terms with what Adam may have done now and what he did in the past. As Kate's past continues to haunt her, a killer is stalking her and the ones she loves, leaving bloody clues. Death surrounds her as she tries to pick up the pieces of her relationships. Kate is on rocky ground with her mother, who is harboring secrets for Kate's sister, Abby. Not only is Kate in danger, but so is her family. Will the harassment stop before it is too late for herself and the ones she loves? Whose secrets will be the reason they all fall and how many lives must be lost before someone confesses?

MEGHAN MORENO is a no nonsense self sufficient woman. She runs her own business, The Beach Bean, the only coffee shop in Arch Cove with efficiency and a flare for the fun and wild. After seeing her new freind Nora and her longtime crush, Simon, tie the knot, Meghan feels like something is missing from her life. Taking the next steps towards her future and happiness means that she will have to put her heart and business on the line. PETE DECKER has had a rough year. His business grew, keeping him busier than ever while trying to juggle recent health issues. Beating cancer opened his eyes to trying new things and learning that there is more to life than work and pining for a woman who would never give him the time of day. After returning home, Pete begins to wonder if it's not to late?

The Sweet Hayden Hideaway Series Book one.THE WINTER CABIN Iris Hayden couldn't have picked a more fitting secluded cabin to stay at for the Christmas season than one that shared her last name, The Sweet Hayden Hideaway Rentals. At least that's what she thought until she gets goosed by a large dog that's owned by an even larger, sulking man in the cabin next door. All she wanted was a place to call home for a month, somewhere secluded where she could finally finish her suspense novel. Instead, she keeps ending up in awkward situations with the handsome neighbor. Lev Bartowski doesn't apologize for the actions of his giant schnauzer, Norman, or for spying on his next-door neighbor. Why would he? She is the one talking to herself about murder, hiding bodies, and getting her car stuck in the snow. All he is trying to do is hideout at his mom's rental cabin while he heals from a hockey injury. Instead, he heals in other ways this Christmas thanks to his meddling mother and his dog, who won't leave Iris alone. Book two.I'LL STAY UNTIL SPRING Ivan Bartowski's life as a handyman and business manager for his mother's rental cabins was a quiet life, and that's how he liked it. Until his mother hires a new employee to be the full -time baker at the lodge. His soft spot for sweets and redheads has him realizing that he purposefully constructed a lonely life and now he may have a reason to deal with his past. Clara Martin is thankful for the escape from Seattle and her ex-boyfriend when she takes the job at The Sweet Hayden Hideaways. The peacefulness of the lodge and the lake makes her reevaluate her life choices, including the type of men she dated. Something about the quiet, burly man who keeps avoiding her at all costs makes her desire things she has no business wanting.

The Sweet Hayden Hideaway Series Book Three.A YOU & ME SUMMER Alina Bartowski was never good at sitting still. Thriving on work and caffeine was the only way she knew how to live. After being told she needed to take some leave from work, she extends her vacation for her brother's wedding. Hoping to occupy herself at her mother's rental cabins while she waits out her mandatory three weeks off work, she hopes to find new ways to relax. Only relaxing is the last thing on Alina's mind when her new sister-in-law's brother is also spending his vacation at Sweet Hayden. Teasing Rhett just became her summer hobby. Rhett Martin came to the Sweet Hayden Hideaways to see his sister Clara marry Ivan Bartowski and to enjoy his off season from Hockey. When the woman who should be completely off limits, Ivan's sister Alina, says she wants to be friends, he agrees, knowing full well he will have to spend platonic time with the woman who has been driving him crazy. By the time summer is over, will they be able to go their separate ways? Book Four.THE FOREVER FALL Hazel Romero loves her job, but seeing the man she's been in love with for the last three years every day has brought her nothing but heartache. After a horrible incident, Milo moves Hazel to his mother's rental cabins, coming to her rescue over and over. Needing a change after losing everything, Hazel hands in her two weeks' notice. Now Hazel has to decide if she wants to keep her job, move far away from Milo Bartowski, or dive headfirst into their attraction. Milo Bartowksi should have never hired Hazel Romero. The minute she became his employee, she became off limits. Three long years of numbing the feelings he had for her come to the surface after a tragedy strikes Hazel's life, pushing them together more than ever. Doing everything he can to insure she is safe and cared for, Milo realizes he will do anything to make her stay.

NORA PIERCE isn't running from her past, but to her future. Taking a chance, she purchases an old building over the internet and moves to the seaside town of Arch Cove. Tenaciously dictating what she wants in life, Nora pursues all the things she hasn't experienced, including having close friends. However, Nora lacks the confidence to make those friends. Until the most unlikely person intertwines himself into her new life. SIMON ALLEY is an outgoing, sexy, ex-baseball player who makes Nora question all the things she thought she wanted after her abusive marriage ended. Retired and trying to give a better life to his niece, Addy, Simon quits his career as a star pitcher and moves home to Arch Cove. Simon sees something familiar in Nora, another lost soul. He learns Nora is shy one moment and the next unapologetically herself. Determined to bring Nora further out of her shell, he includes her in summer activities, where she creates new relationships and gains the comfort of a loving community. Simon quickly realizes what's been missing from his own life, and hopes he can convience Nora she can love again without losing herself.