Karen McQuestion Libri

In una fredda notte di gennaio, Sharon Lemke esce nel suo giardino per osservare un'eclissi lunare, ma nota qualcosa di strano nella casa dei vicini. Dietro la finestra della cucina, vede una piccola ragazza che sembra lavare i piatti. Tuttavia, la famiglia Fleming non ha un bambino di quell'età e, se anche ce l'avesse, perché dovrebbe fare le faccende domestiche a quell'ora? Sharon cercherebbe di ignorare la situazione, ma quando si trasferisce da lei Niki, diciottenne e amica di sua figlia, cresciuta in famiglie affidatarie, anche lei nota comportamenti sospetti nella casa dei Fleming. Poiché i servizi sociali non intervengono nonostante le loro segnalazioni, Sharon e Niki decidono di indagare da sole. La loro curiosità le porterà a scoprire una verità inquietante che metterà alla prova il loro coraggio e la loro determinazione.

Set against a festive backdrop, this heartwarming holiday tale explores themes of love and redemption. As the characters navigate the enchantment of Christmas, they discover the possibility of rekindling past relationships and embracing new beginnings. The narrative captures the spirit of the season, highlighting the transformative power of love and the magic that can unfold during this special time of year.

From bestselling author Karen McQuestion comes a moving novel about broken hearts...and what it takes to put them back together again. At nine years of age, Logan Weber knows the routine. Keep quiet, make the food last, and don't ever cause trouble. He'll do what it takes to evade the rages of his troubled, violent father. Even though he's only a child, Logan already knows too much--has seen too much. So when the opportunity presents itself, Logan runs. He has no idea where his journey will lead, or that the grandmother he's been told is dead is desperately searching for him. Alone with no home of his own, Logan looks for a safe place to hide. Relying on his instincts and the kindness of strangers, the boy manages to touch the lives of everyone he meets. But his innocent heart cannot survive in the adult world without the most basic human need of all: love.

When Maggie saw the beautiful linen curtains moving in the Caldwell's front window, she went on high alert. Her wonderful, friendly neighbors Cady and Josh are away, so who is in their house? The woman who answers the door tells a convincing story. She's the house-sitter. Just here for a month. An old friend of Cady's who needed a place to stay. She's pleasant and warm, and Maggie wanders back to her house thinking she might have made a new friend. But when Sarah closes the door she knows she must do something about Maggie. She didn't want anyone to know she's living at 214 Palmer Street. She doesn't want anyone to know her name, to find out about her husband, or how she really knows Cady. And she definitely doesn't want anybody walking into the house...

Four women bound by chance take the trip of a lifetime in Karen McQuestion’s heartwarming novel The Long Way Home . For Wisconsinites Marnie, Laverne and Rita, life isn’t working out so well. Each is biding time, waiting for something better, something to transport them out of what their lives have recently become. And then there’s Jazzy: bubbly, positive and happy even though she hears voices of the departed. Brought together by a chance meeting, the women decide to join Marnie on a road trip from Wisconsin to Las Vegas where she intends to reunite with Troy, the boy she raised as her own—and who she’s been separated from since her boyfriend’s death. Little do they know that as the road trip unfolds, so will their lives—in directions they never anticipated. Humorous, heartwarming, and bittersweet, the journey has something special in store for each woman.

A seemingly innocent encounter leads to growing unease when Maggie discovers a stranger, Sarah, in her neighbors' home while they are away. Sarah claims to be a house-sitter and an old friend of Cady, but Maggie's curiosity is piqued by Cady's silence about her. As Maggie contemplates a potential friendship, Sarah grapples with her own hidden fears and intentions, hinting at deeper mysteries and secrets that threaten to unravel. The tension builds as Maggie's suspicions grow, setting the stage for an intriguing psychological drama.

Emma nikdy neztratila naději na Lucasovo uzdravení. Když náhle vstane ze smrtelné postele, jsou všichni natolik překvapení a nadšení, že si nikdo nevšimne, že něco je špatně. Podezření má jen Emma. Lucas podivně mluví, nevzpomíná si na jejich společné zážitky, a dokonce ani jeho vlastní pes ho nepoznává. Co se stalo s tím Lucasem, kterého milovala? Má jeho záhadné uzdravení něco společného s paprskem světla, který se noc předtím objevil na jeho zahradě? Lucas a Emma začnou pátrat po tom, co se tehdy v noci vlastně stalo. Ani jeden z nich netuší, že touha po pravdě se promění v nebezpečný boj o život…

Die 16-jährige Angie wird tagsüber überfallen und trifft kurz nach ihrer Genesung auf die Mutter des Angreifers, Lillian Bittner. Diese lädt sie zum Abendessen ein und überzeugt sie, über Nacht zu bleiben. Ein Psychothriller für mutige Mädchen, der Gänsehaut verspricht!

Skyla sehnt sich nach Liebe und Stabilität und heiratet den verlässlichen Thomas. In Wisconsin findet sie Trost bei ihrer chaotischen Nachbarin Roxanne und gewinnt durch einen Teilzeitjob in einer Buchhandlung an Selbstvertrauen. Die drei Frauen lernen in einem entscheidenden Jahr viel über sich selbst und die Liebe.

Als die 29-jährige Lola Watson unerwartet ein gemütlich verwinkeltes Haus erbt, scheint ihr Leben perfekt. Bis die Schnüffelei ihrer Nachbarn überhandnimmt, ein untröstlicher Highschool-Freund auf Dauer bei ihr pennt, und ihre jüngere Schwester verkündet, dass sie heiraten wird ... an Lolas 30. Geburtstag. Plötzlich ist Lola nicht mehr so scharf auf ihren neuen Alltag. Doch als sie den hübschen, geheimnisvollen Ryan trifft, hofft Lola, dass sie endlich den perfekten Mann gefunden hat. Sie wird aber erfahren, dass man manchmal das Glück dort findet, wo man es am wenigsten erwartet.