Micalea Smeltzer Knihy

The Confidence of Wildflowers My future is a big 'what if' at the moment and I'm fine with that. For the most part. When Thayer Holmes moves in next door, the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me. When he asks me to nanny his kid, it's a great way to make some extra money. It's impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son. There's a big problem though. I'm eighteen. He's thirty-one. Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn't part of my plans, but sometimes things happen when you least expect them. The Resurrection of Wildflowers His heart was shattered beyond repair. My life was irrevocably changed. And so I left him. I started over. I married someone else. But I never forgot him. It's been six years since I last saw Thayer Holmes. Being forced to return to my hometown means confronting our past head on and dealing with the fallout of my divorce. I'm now in the same spot he was when we met. Starting over. There are no secrets we can keep anymore. Not all love gets a second chance, but maybe we'll be the exception. Then again, maybe not.

My future is a big 'what if' at the moment and I'm fine with that. For the most part. When Thayer Holmes moves in next door, the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me. When he asks me to nanny his kid, it's a great way to make some extra money. It's impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son. There's a big problem though. I'm eighteen. He's thirty-one. Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn't part of my plans, but sometimes things happen when you least expect them.

Teddy McCallister is notorious on campus for his player reputation, drawing the attention of many girls eager to win his affection. However, the reality is that he is not the type to commit, leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. The story explores the dynamics of attraction and the challenges of finding true love amidst the chaos of college life.

What happens when the one person you thought you'd never see again waltzes back into your life? One scandalizing night in an emotional novel by a USA Today bestselling author. Lennon Wells and Beckham Sullivan should have been perfect for each other. Both vulnerable, both striving to please difficult families, and both broken by the past. Going from friends to lovers seemed inevitable. So did a bad ending. They thought--they hoped--they'd never see each other again. Years later, bad luck or fate, Lennon and Beckham find themselves working for the same magazine. The wounds are still raw, but the chemistry is there. Then they're forced to work together on a project. Some things never change, and all it takes is one impetuous night. One mistake. And Lennon discovers she's pregnant. With more in common than they ever had before, Lennon and Beckham are going to be in each other's lives for a long time now, whether they like it or not. And they're starting to. If only they can break from the generational traumas that hold tight and take a shot at something they never expected: a second chance.

I've been nothing but a failure to my parents my entire life. I know I'll never live up to their level of perfection, but it doesn't matter. Especially, when I'm about to fail the same class twice. It seems like I'm doomed until my professor tells me he knows the perfect guy to tutor me- if he'll agree. Cree Madison is the star player on the hockey team, bound for NHL superstardom, and my last hope. I'm willing to do almost anything for his help. When I meet up with him, his eyes light up and he says, "I've been looking for you." Only I don't know him, and I've never met him before now. I'm willing to pretend to be whoever he wants me to be if it means I pass this class. But lies have a way of getting out of hand and neither one of us is prepared for the fallout when everything comes to light.

Dandelion Meadows is cursed. Horrible name. Horrible luck. At eighteen she should be headed off to college, all smiles and naivety. Instead, a victim of a school shooting, she's starting her senior year in a new city and living with her brother. Nightmares of that terrible day haunt her, affecting her daily life and the relationships around her. Forced to meet with the school counselor, Dani finds him chipping away at the walls she's built around herself, and even her heart. Lachlan Taylor doesn't know what to make at first of the broken student he's tasked with helping. She's survived a trauma he's not sure he can save her from, but he knows he has to try. The more time they spend together, the more they learn about what it really means to live. Some things are forbidden. Some things are necessary for survival. Their love is both.

"His heart was shattered beyond repair. My life was irrevocably changed. So I left him. I started over. I married someone else. But I never forgot him." -- back cover.

When I agreed to be his roommate, I had no way of knowing that Cole Anderson was one of my father's star players. Having transferred to Aldridge University for my junior year, I wasn't familiar with anyone on campus. If there's one rule I've always been supposed to follow it's don't date a basketball player. Cole is different, though, and I don't want to stay away. But when he finds out I'm the coach's daughter I might not have any say in the matter.

A notorious hockey player grapples with his tumultuous past and the consequences of his reckless behavior. As he strives to redeem himself both on and off the ice, he faces challenges that test his resolve and character. Along the way, he encounters unexpected relationships that force him to confront his flaws and redefine what it means to be a hero. Balancing the pressures of the sport with personal growth, this story explores themes of redemption, identity, and the transformative power of love.

Mascen Wade, star pitcher of the Aldridge University baseball team, is a lot of things. Rich. Hotter than sin. The campus's reigning bad boy. We knew each other once upon a time, but even if I'm named after a princess, it doesn't mean my life is a fairytale. My plan is to keep my head down, get my degree, and leave this town. But the moment Mascen Wade recognizes me all my carefully laid plans come crumbling down. He's decided he wants to make my life a living hell. But I'm not so easy to push around and won't put up with his bully playground antics. Too bad for me I've never been able to resist him.

Die Liebe ist wie eine Wildblume: Man findet sie oft an den unwahrscheinlichsten Orten Mein Leben verläuft weitgehend unspektakulär, aber das ist für mich in Ordnung. Das ändert sich erst, als Thayer Holmes nebenan einzieht. Der mürrische Landschaftsgärtner bringt frischen Wind in meinen Alltag, und als er mich darum bittet, als Kindermädchen für seinen kleinen Sohn einzuspringen, stimme ich spontan zu. Es ist einfach unmöglich, Thayer und seinen Sohn nicht zu mögen. Doch da gibt es ein Hindernis: Ich bin erst achtzehn, während er einunddreißig Jahre alt ist. Die Anziehung zwischen uns war nicht geplant, und während ich versuche, meine inneren Dämonen zu besiegen, wird mir klar: Manchmal haben die schönsten Dinge die schlimmsten Konsequenzen ... Eine ergreifende New Adult Romance, die Herzen bricht und Seelen berührt

Wildblumen sind stark. Widerstandsfähig. Sie gedeihen unter den widrigsten Bedingungen und biegen sich im stärksten Sturm. Aber sie brechen nicht. Niemals. Es hat lange gedauert, bis ich erkannt habe, dass ich in manchen Momenten loslassen muss. Egal, wie stark die Liebe ist. Manchmal gibt es jemanden, für den ich stark sein und weitermachen muss und der mich braucht. Deshalb habe ich eine Entscheidung getroffen. Eine folgenreiche Entscheidung. Jetzt bin ich bereit, mich meiner Vergangenheit zu stellen – mit allen Konsequenzen. Und ich hoffe, dass eines Tages die Liebe zu mir zurückfindet ...

Mascen Wade, der strahlende Star-Pitcher des Baseballteams der Aldridge University, ist vieles: wohlhabend, unwiderstehlich und der Inbegriff des Bad Boys. Unsere Wege haben sich schon oft gekreuzt, doch mein Ziel ist es, unauffällig zu bleiben, meinen Abschluss zu machen und diese Stadt endlich hinter mir zu lassen. Als er mich eines Tages erkennt, ist es vorbei mit meinem Plan. Denn er hat sich vorgenommen, meine Welt auf den Kopf zu stellen und mir das Leben zur Hölle zu machen. Ich habe nicht vor, mich von seinen Spielchen einschüchtern zu lassen – und ich bin fest entschlossen, seinem Charme nicht nachzugeben. Doch wie lange kann ich diesem gefährlichen Spiel widerstehen? Intrigen, Geheimnisse und ein unwiderstehlicher Bad Boy - der Auftakt der Aldridge-University-Reihe von Micalea Smeltzer.