Luisa Marietta Gold spent much of her adult life in Pennsylvania working for a large corporation. After her daughter was born, she relocated to North Carolina and began working as a Realtor while operating a recreational business with her husband. Her current home is near a lake reminiscent of the Rideau Lakes, which provided the setting for The Osprey Cove Lodge Series. The series was born from her love of that region of Canada, the outdoors, and lake life. Many years were spent enjoying the Rideau, staying in lodges, and for a time, her own cottage. Among her interests are swimming, painting, gardening, cooking, baking, and of course, writing and storytelling. But it’s the simple things of life that bring the most enjoyment, like the beauty of the trees outside the window of her writing room as they change with the seasons, watching the sunrise and sunset, and being entertained by her kitties as they interact and play. Many of these interests and life experiences are woven into the pages of her books.
Escape to the tranquil shores of Willow Lake with #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs in this collection of unforgettable tales from her beloved Lakeshore Chronicles series.The Summer HideawayPrivate nurse and protected witness Claire Turner never gets attached, but her heart starts to soften when she begins caring for the elderly George Bellamy – and meets his grandson, Ross. In the face of wrenching loss, amid the enchantment of Willow Lake, Ross and Claire dare to risk everything for love.Marrying Daisy BellamyDaisy Bellamy struggled for years to choose between two men – one honourable and steady, one wild and untethered. And then, one fateful day, the decision is made for her…until the man once lost to her reappears. Now the choice Daisy thought was behind her is the hardest one she'll ever face… The pressure is on for Sam to find Sinclair's killer, but a new lead in her father's unsolved shooting puts her in unexpected danger. When long–buried secrets threaten to derail her relationship with Nick, Sam realises that while justice is blind, mixing romance with politics has the potential to be fatal…Return to Willow LakeLieutenant Sam Holland is back on the job. A woman has been found brutally murdered and evidence points to Henry Lightfeather, a senator and close friend of Nick's. While Sam investigates, Nick stands by his friend – complicating his own bid for reelection, and causing tension between the couple. As Sam's investigation reveals a scandal that rocks the capital, Nick and Sam discover that the biggest threat to their future might be someone from her past…
Lake Of Sins: Escape by L.S. O'Dea is book one in the Lake of Sins series. In this book we meet Trinity, a 16-year-old producer, living in a camp but not for long. The harvest list is coming and Trinity will be moved from the camp when this happens. Trinity decides to leave the camp and find out what happens to those taken before her and return to tell everyone where they go. Trinity is different from the other producers and even though she hides her differences well, she is still not liked and has no friends. This is the reason Trinity decides to leave and find out what happens to the others. Trinity hopes that this will make the others like her. Once she leaves the camp, things start going wrong. We learn about producers, house servants, almightys, trackers, handlers and a wide range of amazing yet deadly creatures. Trinity begins her adventure and is dragged into a world she could never have imagined. I devoured Lake of Sins in two sittings and could not put it down. It was an amazing world filled with scary monsters and things that are made of nightmares, but there are also caring, loving people and creatures that have you cheering for this world. It was great to learn of the Great Death and of the deformed creatures that now roam the world. It was amazing to discover what happens to the producers if they are not paired to mate, and it was something I had not expected to happen. This is a series I will be keeping an eye out for and I have a feeling it is only going to get better.
