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Once Upon a Summer
5 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2024
EN
An enchanting tale of star-crossed lovers and second chances.It’s the last summer for the renowned Westwind Inn, which has been “making holiday wishes come true since 1882”, according to its weathered signpost.But be careful what you wish for.Traumatized by a tragic canoeing accident a decade earlier and tormented by nightmares, Paige Latimer returns to Westwind in 1997 to come to terms with the past. Resort owner ...
$9.99 CAD
Once Upon a Summer
5 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2024
EN
An enchanting tale of star-crossed lovers and second chances.It’s the last summer for the renowned Westwind Inn, which has been “making holiday wishes come true since 1882”, according to its weathered signpost.But be careful what you wish for.Traumatized by a tragic canoeing accident a decade earlier and tormented by nightmares, Paige Latimer returns to Westwind in 1997 to come to terms with the past. Resort owner ...
$9.99 CAD
Moon Hall
5 out of 5 stars based on 2 reviews
2004
EN
Two women who live a century apart. Two stories that interweave to form a rich tapestry of intriguing characters, evocative places, and compelling events.Moon Hall is a gripping tale of relationships in crisis, and touches on the full spectrum of human emotions – from raw violence and dark passions to compassion and love.Escaping from a disintegrating relationship in the city, writer Kit Spencer stumbles upon a quintessential Norman Rockwell village...
$7.99 CAD
Moon Hall
5 out of 5 stars based on 2 reviews
2004
EN
Two women who live a century apart. Two stories that interweave to form a rich tapestry of intriguing characters, evocative places, and compelling events.Moon Hall is a gripping tale of relationships in crisis, and touches on the full spectrum of human emotions – from raw violence and dark passions to compassion and love.Escaping from a disintegrating relationship in the city, writer Kit Spencer stumbles upon a quintessential Norman Rockwell village...
$7.99 CAD
A Place To Call Home
2003
EN
Set in the turbulent, formative years of Ontario, this compelling saga spans five decades and two generations.Barely surviving a disastrous journey on a cholera-ridden immigrant ship, Rowena O'Shaughnessy and her family settle in the primitive backwoods of Upper Canada in 1832. Her complex relationship with the wealthy and powerful Launston family leads to tragedy, and eventually to redemption.Their lives are played out against a rich tapestry of events - devastating plague...
$9.99 CAD
A Place To Call Home
2003
EN
Set in the turbulent, formative years of Ontario, this compelling saga spans five decades and two generations.Barely surviving a disastrous journey on a cholera-ridden immigrant ship, Rowena O'Shaughnessy and her family settle in the primitive backwoods of Upper Canada in 1832. Her complex relationship with the wealthy and powerful Launston family leads to tragedy, and eventually to redemption.Their lives are played out against a rich tapestry of events - devastating plague...
$9.99 CAD
The Summer Before the Storm
- Book 1 -
- The Muskoka Novels
4 out of 5 stars based on 8 reviews
2012
EN
It’s the Age of Elegance in the summer playground of the affluent and powerful. Amid the pristine, island-dotted lakes and pine-scented forests of the Canadian wilderness, the young and carefree amuse themselves with glittering balls and friendly competitions. The summer of 1914 promises to be different when the ambitious and destitute son of a disowned heir joins his wealthy family at their cottage on Wyndwood Island.Through Jack’s introduction into the privileged life of the aris...
$9.99 CAD
The Summer Before the Storm
- Book 1 -
- The Muskoka Novels
4 out of 5 stars based on 8 reviews
2012
EN
It’s the Age of Elegance in the summer playground of the affluent and powerful. Amid the pristine, island-dotted lakes and pine-scented forests of the Canadian wilderness, the young and carefree amuse themselves with glittering balls and friendly competitions. The summer of 1914 promises to be different when the ambitious and destitute son of a disowned heir joins his wealthy family at their cottage on Wyndwood Island.Through Jack’s introduction into the privileged life of the aris...
$9.99 CAD
Elusive Dawn
- Book 2 -
- The Muskoka Novels
4 out of 5 stars based on 5 reviews
2012
EN
It happened slowly at first. Thread by thread, the fabric of privilege and complacency enveloping the Wyndham family began to unravel. A carefree summer at their island house, disrupted by the arrival of long lost kin ended in tragedy, betrayal, and war.Now, in the compelling sequel to the acclaimed epic, The Summer Before the Storm, Ria and her friends find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control. It’s late summer, 1916. While some members of the Wyndham family reve...
$9.99 CAD
Elusive Dawn
- Book 2 -
- The Muskoka Novels
4 out of 5 stars based on 5 reviews
2012
EN
It happened slowly at first. Thread by thread, the fabric of privilege and complacency enveloping the Wyndham family began to unravel. A carefree summer at their island house, disrupted by the arrival of long lost kin ended in tragedy, betrayal, and war.Now, in the compelling sequel to the acclaimed epic, The Summer Before the Storm, Ria and her friends find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control. It’s late summer, 1916. While some members of the Wyndham family reve...
$9.99 CAD
Lighting the Stars
- Book 4 -
- The Muskoka Novels
5 out of 5 stars based on 4 reviews
2020
EN
Tucked into the rugged Canadian wilderness of Muskoka's majestic lake country, Merilee Sutcliffe's peaceful town seems worlds away from the escalating conflict in Europe. But life is about to change dramatically in the Summer of 1940. As her patriotic friends and relatives leave for battle, her small town is thrust into the war machine. Merilee's formerly tranquil skies soon roar with aircraft from the Royal Norwegian Air Force, stationed nearby to train young men determined to liberate th...
$9.99 CAD
Lighting the Stars
- Book 4 -
- The Muskoka Novels
5 out of 5 stars based on 4 reviews
2020
EN
Tucked into the rugged Canadian wilderness of Muskoka's majestic lake country, Merilee Sutcliffe's peaceful town seems worlds away from the escalating conflict in Europe. But life is about to change dramatically in the Summer of 1940. As her patriotic friends and relatives leave for battle, her small town is thrust into the war machine. Merilee's formerly tranquil skies soon roar with aircraft from the Royal Norwegian Air Force, stationed nearby to train young men determined to liberate th...
$9.99 CAD
Under the Moon
- Book 3 -
- The Muskoka Novels
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3 reviews
2012
EN
When Chas Thornton returns to the mystical island of Wyndwood as a decorated hero, more than flesh wounds remind him of his tumultuous past. Once merely a realm of carefree indulgence, this lavish retreat in the vast, haunting wilderness has now become a place of healing and rebirth. But can the serenity and stirring beauty that he abandoned five years earlier to fulfill his patriotic duty ever again feel the same?For Chas, his wife Ria, and their family and friends who survived th...
$9.99 CAD
Under the Moon
- Book 3 -
- The Muskoka Novels
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3 reviews
2012
EN
When Chas Thornton returns to the mystical island of Wyndwood as a decorated hero, more than flesh wounds remind him of his tumultuous past. Once merely a realm of carefree indulgence, this lavish retreat in the vast, haunting wilderness has now become a place of healing and rebirth. But can the serenity and stirring beauty that he abandoned five years earlier to fulfill his patriotic duty ever again feel the same?For Chas, his wife Ria, and their family and friends who survived th...
$9.99 CAD
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