The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book One (34 page)

“Hmm, okay. Let’s get together this week and
work out the details.”

Devi and I smiled at each other.

“I like it,” Lill said, beaming. “If Devi
isn’t coming back it means Norman will have to hang around a while
longer.”

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Doubtful Sound, New Zealand: For Dr. Van Peters, Doubtful is a
retreat after a false accusation all but ends her scientific
career. For David Christianson, Doubtful is a place of respite
after a personal tragedy is followed by an unwelcome notoriety.

Neither is looking for love or even friendship. Each wants only to
make it through another day. But when violence comes to Doubtful,
Van and David’s only chance of survival will be each other.

Readers’ Comments

…a wonderfully written story with well-rounded and real characters
in a setting that Ann evokes with such detail and sensibility you
are instantly transported to this remote New Zealand coast. I love
Ann’s writing style—intelligent and unsentimental—with characters
you are rooting for to the very end.
—Jayne Close

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If you like exciting books set in interesting locations, this
one is for you. Warner has created characters we really care about,
then she proceeds to present them with some really tough
challenges.
—Margaret Johnson, author of
The Goddess
Workshop

This book has the lot—mystery, suspense, romance and something
extra I enjoyed as an Australian reader—I found myself lingering
over Warner’s vivid descriptions of places I’ve never seen but
would love to visit in Australia and New Zealand.
—Juli
Townsend, author of
Absent Children.

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The memory of an act committed when she was nineteen weaves a dark
thread through Clen McClendon’s life. It is a darkness Clen ignores
until the discovery of her husband’s infidelity propels her on a
quest for her own redemption and forgiveness. At first, her
journeying provides few answers and peace remains elusive. Then
Clen makes a decision that is both desperate and random to go to
Wrangell, Alaska. There she will meet Gerrum Kirsey and learn that
choices are never truly random, and they always have
consequences.

Readers’ Comments

Absence of Grace is a riveting read of personal struggle, very much
recommended reading.
—
The Midwest Book Review

The writing is perfect. Absolutely smooth and divine. Like the best
bar of chocolate in the world.
— Fran Macilvey, author of
Trapped

Art, science, love, and ambition collide as a dancer on the verge
of achieving her dreams is badly injured. Afterward, Clare Eliason
rushes into a marriage with Rob Chapin, a scientist. The marriage
falters, propelling Clare and Rob on journeys of self-discovery.
Rob joins a scientific expedition to Peru, where he discovers how
easy it is to die. Clare’s journey, which takes her only a few
blocks from the Boston apartment she shared with Rob, is no less
profound. During their time apart, each will have a chance to save
a life. One will succeed, one will not. Finally, they will face the
most difficult quest of all, navigating the space that lies between
them.

Readers’ Comments

Counterpointe
is not your traditional love story, just as Ann
Warner is not your typical author. Ann’s brilliant,
well-thought-out prose lifts her stories to a higher literary level
than most of today’s fare. If you’re looking for a…thoroughly
satisfying journey that takes your imagination from tragedy to
self-discovery, with all of the tears and joys along the way, you
should pick up
Counterpointe
and prepare to be
impressed.
— Pam Berehulke, Bulletproof Editing

The chemistry between Clare and Rob is crackling. LOVE IT!
—
Kate Moretti,
NY Times
bestselling author of
Thought I
Knew You

Reading your work is like coming home to a good friend I know I can
trust…there is nothing I don’t like here…you wrote another
brilliant story. Thank you.
— Fran McIlvey, author of
Trapped

A freighter collides with a yacht and abandons the survivors. A
couple is left behind by a dive boat.

These are the dramatic events that force changes in maritime
attorney Max Gildea’s carefully organized life, where, win, lose,
or settle out of court, he gets paid and paid handsomely. As he
represents the only survivor of the yacht sinking and gets involved
in the search for the couple missing from a dive trip, his
reawakening emotions catapult him into the chaos of sorrow and joy
that are the necessary ingredients of a life lived fully.

Readers’ Comments

Love and Other Acts of Courage
is…beautiful. The plot is
engaging and it focused on the development of the characters…and
the ending (is) very satisfying.
— Lorena Sanqui for
Readers’ Favorite

Love and Other Acts of Courage
is a love story woven within an
engaging mystery with twists and turns, believable villains, and
enough tension to keep you turning pages
.
— Dete Meserve, author of
Good Sam

…the characterization of Max, Jake, and Sophie is done so
delicately, so perfectly, that each alone would be worthy of a
separate story. In short,
Love and Other Acts of Courage
is
so much more than a love story.
— Kate Moretti,
NY Times
Bestselling author of
Binds that Tie

Glenna Girard has passed through the agony and utter darkness of an
unimaginable loss. It is only in planning her escape, from her
marriage and her current circumstances, that she manages to start
moving again, toward a place where she can live in anonymity and
atone for the unforgivable mistake she has made.

As she takes tentative steps into the new life she is so carefully
shaping, she has no desire to connect with other people. But fate
has other ideas, bringing her a family who can benefit from her
help if only she will give it. And a man, Jack Ralston, who is
everything she needs to live fully again, if Glenna will just let
herself see it.

Readers’ Comments

…you don’t want to miss this inspirational story.
— David
Johnson, author of
The Tucker Series

A lovely and compelling story.
— Michelle Lam, author of
The
Accidental Prophetess

Living in Puerto Rico might sound like a dream to some people, but
for Maggie Chase it’s more of a challenge than she’s looking for.
Maggie, who has a PhD in biochemistry, agreed to put her husband’s
career first after the birth of their daughters, and that has now
led to Mike accepting the position of CEO of the Lillith
Pharmaceuticals plant in San Juan. Struggling to fit into the
bilingual, Latin culture of Puerto Rico in the late 1980s, Maggie’s
adjustment is aided by the friendships she develops. Friendships
that bring both dark and light into her life, and eventually demand
of her an inner strength and resilience she didn’t know she was
capable of.

Readers’ Comments

…
vivid insight into a new place and a gripping, and yet
heartwarming story
.— Juli Townsend, author of
Absent
Children.

I lov
e Ann
Warner’s books, and in this new offering she makes us live and
breathe
Puerto Rico
in the 1990s . The dilemmas of Maggie
and her new friends are emotionally engaging, and as always, her
characters are brought vividly to life
. Margaret Johnson,
author of
The Goddess Workshop