Böcker av Joanne Markey

What goes up must come down... or so they say.Angus McAngus here. When I prayed for a wife, the effects of gravitational pull never even crossed my mind. Mine had been more of a figurative prayer. A general, "Can you make this happen, Lord?" kind of prayer. Not a literal, drop a woman into your arms, affair.But when that branch above me broke, I had to make a split second decision. But the outcome was predestined (and I'm not even a Calvinist). I couldn't just let her fall.That woman was me, Georgie Frost, and I definitely hadn't planned to lose my footing. Rather, I'd been trying to avoid an obnoxious relative and panicked. Which subsequently landed me in Angus's arms. I can't say that was too upsetting.What is upsetting is the way our lives seem to have been set on a collision course with danger. Starting with that frail voice on the radio asking whether it would be proper to make cookies for the intruders prowling around her attic and ending with... sharks?Like, how did that happen?Dial G for Gravity-where the biggest problem in protecting a heart is when it won't stay protected.

They call me stoic, but I prefer to think of myself as Ashton Chandler.Who am I really? Just a man who built walls around myself for various reasons--including an attempt to prevent meddlesome relatives from trying to set me up with the pretty new neighbor next door.Yes, I know she's pretty. I'm unavailable, not blind.My death glares bounce right off the beautiful stranger on the beach and my frosty exterior doesn't chill her sunshine at all. Not only that, but those invisible walls that are supposed to keep everyone (especially her) out? They shatter like wafer-thin glass the moment I see her smile. If I'm not careful, I'll start smiling.What's the world coming to?Lissa is everything I never knew I wanted. Too bad she comes with a problem big enough to rival the unexplained break-ins I'm already dealing with. Add in a missing dog, and it's clear someone is pulling strings to disrupt our lives.I just can't figure out who or why.Just when we think we have that worked out, things go from bad to worse. Why is loving the woman of my dreams turning into a nightmare? And more than that, is it worth the risk?