Love at Solace Lake Series
By Jana Richards
Series Blurb:
Love is
worth the risk…
When their grandfather dies, the Lindquist
sisters, Harper, Scarlet and Maggie, inherit the northern Minnesota fishing
lodge that had been in their family for three generations. The inheritance is
bittersweet. They were raised at the lodge by their grandparents. The natural
beauty of the place hasn’t changed, but the building itself is crumbling and
desperately in need of repair. The lodge also reminds them of what they lost.
Twenty-two years previously, their parents died there in what was ruled a
murder/suicide.
As the
sisters struggle to breathe new life into the failing lodge, old fears and
questions rise to the surface even as new love presents itself. Why did their
father murder their mother? What truths did their grandparents keep from them?
The sisters must fight to keep the wounds of the past from putting their
futures, and their fledgling relationships, in jeopardy.
Book 1 – Lies and Solace
Genre: Contemporary Romance, small town romance
Keywords: contemporary romance, small town romance,
mystery, touch of paranormal, murder
ISBN: Ebook ISBN 978-0-9952791-0-0
Length: Novel
Heat
Level: Spicy, fully
described love scenes
Release
Date: March 14, 2018
Cover
Artist: Angela Waters
Blurb for Lies
and Solace:
She can’t live with one more lie. He can’t
tell the truth.
Harper Lindquist is convinced she’s found the
answer to her financial prayers. Unless she pours cash into crumbling Solace
Lake Lodge, she’ll lose her family’s legacy. Her would-be savior arrives in the
middle of a Minnesota blizzard and she’s determined to prove to her reluctant,
and trapped, financier the lodge is a sound investment. But Harper isn’t
completely honest with him. And she has no idea the lake is hiding secrets of
its own.
Ethan James is a liar, but his money is very real. He isn’t convinced a broken-down inn is a smart investment opportunity. But the more he understands Harper’s dreams and desires, the more he wants to be the man to make them come true. The trauma in both their pasts means neither can fully trust the other. They must find the courage to love, to trust, and to accept, or yesterday’s sorrows will keep them apart.
Ethan James is a liar, but his money is very real. He isn’t convinced a broken-down inn is a smart investment opportunity. But the more he understands Harper’s dreams and desires, the more he wants to be the man to make them come true. The trauma in both their pasts means neither can fully trust the other. They must find the courage to love, to trust, and to accept, or yesterday’s sorrows will keep them apart.
Excerpt, Lies
and Solace:
As she stared into his dark eyes she realized how much she trusted
him, and relied on him. That was something rare for her. The only people she
trusted as much were her sisters.
I’m in love with
him.
The thought blasted through her brain with the force of a tsunami.
The tension of the last few weeks, the insecurity, the mistrust, the fear,
slipped easily from her shoulders. For the first time,
her mind was clear. She was in love with Ethan and she didn’t want to
wait anymore. She wanted him. She wanted him to be her first, her last.
Finding courage she didn’t know
she possessed, Harper slid off the stool and walked around the island. She
plucked the wine glass from his hand and set it on the
counter, then placed his hand on her breast. “Make love with me, Ethan.”
A fire lit in his eyes, telling her he wanted her, too. But there
was a question there, a hesitation. “Are you sure?”
She’d never been more sure of anything in her life. “Yes.”
“Harper—”
“Shhh. Let’s not talk anymore.” She placed one finger over his
lips, then stood on her tiptoes and kissed him.
Ethan’s reaction was lightning swift. He wrapped his arms around
her and brought her close, his mouth descending on hers in a wild, warm kiss.
Their tongues tangled, slid over each other. She’d missed his touch, his taste.
She moaned, and in the sound she heard thirty-two years of longing.
For this. For him.
Book 2 – Secrets and Solace
Genre: Contemporary Romance, small town romance
Keywords: contemporary romance, small town romance,
mystery, touch of paranormal, murder
ISBN: Ebook ISBN 978-0-9952791-1-7
Length: Novel
Heat
Level: Spicy, fully
described love scenes
Release
Date: March 21, 2018
Cover
Artist: Angela Waters
Blurb
for Secrets and Solace:
Scarlett
Lindquist has agreed to help her sisters rebuild the dilapidated fishing lodge
in Minnesota they inherited from their grandparents. Although the lengthy
restoration is bringing the three sisters closer together, Scarlett’s support
is temporary. Her leave of absence from her job in Chicago is temporary and she
has no intention of staying at Solace Lake Lodge, where the lake holds dark
secrets. When frightening childhood memories resurface, they are tempered by
her fascination with an irritating contractor. If only she could trust her
feelings for him. If only he could trust her.
Cameron
Hainstock meets Scarlett at his brother’s wedding to her sister and their
attraction is instantaneous. But Cam avoids the beautiful marketing executive.
All his efforts are aimed at battling for custody of his only child. When the
unimaginable happens and Cam faces the biggest challenge of his life, he’s
reluctant to accept help to halt his downward spiral. Can they learn to trust
each other and fight for a future together or will they go their separate ways?
Excerpt,
Secrets and Solace:
The shock on Scarlet’s face, the disbelief and grief,
made him wish he’d kept his mouth shut. The last thing he wanted was to inflict
her with the same hell he was going through. He turned away from her, pushing
her hand from his arm. “Go home, Scarlet.”
“I’m not going anywhere.” She grabbed his arm again,
preventing him from picking up the axe, the tool he’d used to keep himself from
reaching for a bottle. “I won’t leave you
alone.”
Ignoring the sweat and dirt, she wrapped her arms
around his waist and held him tightly, resting her head against his chest. His
body stirred to life at her touch, disgusting him. His world was crumbling
around him and all he could think was that he wanted to bury himself inside her
until she screamed his name.
“Go,” he said roughly. If she was smart, she’d run
away and never look back. He was a bad-tempered, recovering
alcoholic with nothing to offer her. He wasn’t worth the risk.
She looked up at him, her blue eyes clear and steady.
“No. I won’t leave you.”
He pushed her up against the wall of the workshop, not
sure if he was trying scare her away or make her stay. “I don’t want to hurt
you.”
She shook her head. “You won’t.”
Cam closed his eyes and groaned. He wrapped his arms
around her in a vice-like grip, unable to resist her any longer.
God, he needed her.
He lowered his head and kissed her. There was no
subtlety in the kiss, no gentleness or finesse. Only passion and raw need. But
she stayed with him, returning his passion, giving solace. He greedily lapped
it up, taking everything she had to give.
But he wanted, needed more. He lifted her and she
wrapped her long, slender legs around his waist. He buried his face against her
soft, sweet-smelling neck, inhaling her clean, floral scent. At the same time,
he snaked his hand up her thigh and began to pull down her panties.
“Tell me to stop,” he rasped. “Tell me now while I
still can.”
Book
3 – Truth and Solace
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Keywords: contemporary romance, small town romance,
mystery, touch of paranormal
ISBN: Ebook ISBN 978-0-9952791-2-4
Length: Novel
Heat
Level: Spicy, fully
described love scenes
Release
Date:
Cover
Artist: Angela Waters
Blurb for Truth and Solace:
The
truth could destroy them. Or set them free.
Maggie Lindquist left Solace Lake
determined never to return. Circumstances have pulled her back and she’s
helping to restore her family’s dilapidated fishing lodge. When she agreed to
the plan she didn’t expect to have to work side by side with the man who
abandoned her ten years earlier. She didn’t expect to like him, or want him
ever again. But can she trust him as she once did?
Luke Carlsson rushes home to tend to his ailing mother. Her
lengthy illness means he needs to stay, at least temporarily. And to stay, he
needs to work. Solace Lake Lodge offers him a job and an opportunity to work
with the woman he’s never stopped loving. But the restoration is unleashing
secrets hidden for decades and no one is left unscathed. Especially not Maggie
and Luke, whose love needs to be resilient enough to forgive, and strong enough
to build a future together.
Excerpt,
Truth and Solace:
“Luke?”
Maggie’s voice was husky with sleep.
“It’s all right, baby. Go back to
sleep.”
The sheets rustled and the bedside
lamp snapped on, creating a small pool of light that illuminated her tense
face. “You’re leaving?”
He heard the disappointment in her
voice, saw it in her dark eyes, even in the dim light.
“If I don’t leave now, my
grandmother will know I’ve been with you all night. Harper and Ethan will see
my truck here in the morning, and they’ll know we slept together.”
“Harper and Ethan are staying in
Minneapolis tonight, but even if they were home, it wouldn’t matter. I don’t
give a damn what anyone thinks, not even my family. We’re grownups now. We
don’t have to sneak around to be together like we did when we were kids.” She
lowered her gaze, her hands clutching the sheet to her breasts. “Unless you
don’t want anyone to know. Unless you’d rather not be here.”
“Maggie—”
“It’s okay, really.” She looked away
and shrugged a small shoulder. “It’s no big deal.”
He couldn’t leave her like this. He
sat on the bed beside her and stroked her hair. “It’s a big deal to me. There’s
nothing I want more than to stay, but it wouldn’t be fair to you.”
Her eyes flashed in disbelief.
“Wouldn’t be fair to me? What are you talking about?”
“In a few weeks, after my mother
is…gone, I’ll go back to my job in California. And you’ll be here.”
“And never the twain shall meet?”
“It’s not what I want, but it’s
reality.”
She was amazing. She was still the
strong, forthright, vibrant girl he’d fallen in love with that summer.
And
he had loved her. Deeply. They’d been far too young to sustain a lasting
relationship. But that didn’t mean he hadn’t loved her.
I
still love her. I never stopped.
The
sudden insight rocked him.
Jana
Richards Bio:
When Jana Richards read her first romance novel,
she immediately knew two things: she had to commit the stories running through
her head to paper, and they had to end with a happily ever after. She also knew
she’d found what she was meant to do. Since then she’s never met a romance
genre she didn’t like. She writes contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and
historical romance set in World War Two, in lengths ranging from short story to
full length novel. Just for fun, she throws in generous helpings of humor, and
the occasional dash of the paranormal. Her paranormal romantic suspense “Seeing
Things” was a 2008 EPPIE finalist.
In her life away from writing, Jana is an
accountant/admin assistant, a mother to two grown daughters, and a wife to her
husband Warren. She enjoys golf, yoga, movies, concerts, travel and reading,
not necessarily in that order. She and her husband live in Winnipeg, Canada
with their Pug/Terrier cross Lou and several unnamed goldfish. She loves to
hear from readers and can be reached through her website at www.janarichards.com
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Thanks for sharing Jana,
Tina
