Edie Ramer Boeken

The truth is that life is uncertain. Meg Quinn hasn't been to war, but her father has, and it changed their lives for the worse - and for the better. Now she has a sharp tongue and a mind to match ... and she doesn't trust easily. The best person she knows is losing a fight with death, and Meg is guardian of her friend's seven-year-old son. Easy MacLean, the co-guardian, is Meg's dying friend's brother. The former Marine has been hibernating in his Colorado mountain home, and Meg lets him know that he needs to be by his sister's side in Milwaukeenow. Easy is attracted to his sister's clever friend, but life gets complicated when he gets involved in a search for a missing veteran. After living alone with his rescue dog for so long, Easy and his dog are now sharing a home with a beautiful woman, a boy, and a cat. Even as he watches his sister die a little each day, he's finding out the truth about life and love ... and murder."

Everyone has a secret...Someone attempted to kill Sylvia last Christmas, but she heard about the thrill-seeking murderers from Michigan and doesn't expect it to happen again. So far the couple have kept to their native state, and Sylvia has other concerns.Like the freezing, starving, and frightened cat in her garage.And Nate, her college professor/screenwriter lover, wants to marry her. But her last marriage had ended badly. She's not ready to try it again.Two couples who are snowed in at her bed-and-breakfast are giving her odd vibrations.And then there are Sylvia's past misdeeds. She'd like to tell the man she loves the truth about herself ... but some people can't take the truth.And some secrets can be deadly...

An abandoned dog. A homeless veteran. A woman on the run. Her life in jeopardy. Sisters Dawn and Sunny stood together through the trauma of their childhoods and the fame they gained from Dawn's songwriting and Sunny's magical voice. But when Sunny marries the son of a cult leader, Dawn's life is in jeopardy. Taking on the identity of Raine, she goes to ground in a small Wisconsin town with a handsome innkeeper whose upbeat temperament is the antidote to her pain. Chuck's always been a good-time guy, and now that he's come up with a plan to help the town, no one in Trouble Bay thinks he's up to the hard work. Just as well that he has a new guest to deal with. A woman with secrets. A woman who who makes his heart beat faster. A woman in danger.