On Maui to watch an international, big-money surfing competition, Nancy, Bess, and George discover trouble in paradise when one of Nancy's surfer friends receives a death threat and may wind up taking a permanent dive. Original.
Nancy, Bess, and George are on Maui to check out a major international surfing competition. But there’s trouble in paradise—big money is at stake in the contest, and someone’s playing a dirty game.
Nancy, in Maui to watch a major international surfing competition, lands in some very hot water when she tries to discover who sent one of her surfer friends a death threat.
Chosen by People and USA Today as a Great Summer Read Georgia Waltz has an enviable life: a plush Manhattan apartment, a Hamptons beach house, two bright twenty-something daughters, and a seemingly perfect marriage. But when Ben dies suddenly, she discovers that her perfect lawyer-husband has left them nearly penniless. As Georgia scrambles to support the family, she and her daughters plumb for the grit required to reinvent their lives, and Georgia even finds that new love is possible in the land of Spanx. Inspiring, funny, and deeply satisfying, The Widow Waltz is a compulsively readable tale of forgiveness, healing, and the bonds between mothers and daughters.
George’s prize-winning Raspberry Chiffon Cake has earned her, Bess, and Nancy a week at the Wolfe Culinary Institute in upstate New York. But soon after their arrival, Nancy discovers that ambition, jealousy, and greed are also on the menu. Attempted murder provides plenty of food for thought, but that’s a mere appetizer to the dangers to come. In her search for the chef with a taste for terror, Nancy knows she’ll have to watch her diet and watch her back. The kitchen is crammed with suspects, and tensions are fast coming to a boil. The knives are all sharp, the ingredients are all poison, and the final course—most likely fatal—has yet to be served!
Zoe’s supposed to be living her dream-—but it’s empty. She’s an independent journalist walking the beaches of paradise every day, but she never expected to be doing that alone, with only her dog for company. Trying to find her footing after a nasty divorce, Zoe finds herself in counseling. Everyone relies on Adam-—but he’s reached a breaking point. Adam was born and raised on Maui, a true “local” who surfs to stay in shape and deal with his many sources of stress. The care of his mother, a busy contracting business, and a custody fight for his beloved step kids lead to a workplace confrontation that finally pushes him over the edge and sends him to anger management. Sometimes second chances need a little help. Adam and Zoe happen to share a therapist who gives them the same advice: try Internet dating. And though their Crazy Blind Date match-up ignites sparks neither have felt since high school, finding love again is a little bit terrifying when a heart’s already been bruised. ______________________________ Heartfelt, rich, inspiring—Neal’s fans will instantly fall in love with the charming cast of Somewhere on Maui. —Christine Nolfi, author of Treasure Me
Riding uphill is hard—but going down can send you over the edge! Nancy, Bass, and George are all geared up for a bike tour in Ireland. They’re looking forward to spectacular scenery, romantic ruins, local entertainment, and, at the end of the day, cozy inns to welcome them. But it isn’t long before the three friends realize that they’re riding with danger. From the moment they arrive at the airport, someone seems to be targeting the tour members, especially the two teen sisters from Australia. Even worse, not all the cyclists are what they appear to be. As the group bikes along sheep-filled roads and steep seaside cliffs, the menace mounts. Nancy knows that if she makes one wrong turn she’ll be on a detour to disaster!
When Emmaline Whitby died, she bequeathed the historic Candlelight Inn to the Guiding Eyes foundation. Dedicated to helping the blind, the foundation plans to create a training center for Seeing Eye dogs. But as Nancy is about to discover, the inn is not only full of hope and history, it’s also packed with deep secrets and dark dangers…
While helping raise money for a Brooklyn park, Nancy must track down the kidnapper who has abducted a performing band’s lead singer—and discovers a hidden motive buried deep in the city’s past.