"THE ROAD AND BEYOND is the expanded book-club edition of THE ROAD TO YOU by New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Marilyn Brant. This novel contains not only the completed original story set in the late 1970s, but it also includes the brand-new present-day tale of Aurora, now a mature and married woman with two adult sons, who must confront her worst parental nightmare.
One Disappearance Had Been Enough To Last Her A Lifetime...
Aurora Gray is no stranger to tragedy. In the summer of 1976, when she was just sixteen, her world turned upside down when her big brother Gideon and his best friend Jeremy disappeared. For two years, there's no word from either of them. No trace of their whereabouts. But then, shortly after her high-school graduation, she unexpectedly finds her brother's journal and sees that it's been written in again. Recently. By him.
There are secret messages coded within the journal's pages and Aurora, who is unusually perceptive and a natural puzzle solver, is determined to follow where they lead, no matter what the cost. She confides in the only person she feels might help her interpret the clues: Donovan McCafferty, Jeremy's older brother and a guy she's always been drawn to...even against her better judgment.
The two of them set out on a road trip of discovery and danger, heading westward along America's historic Route 66 in search of their siblings and the answers to questions they haven't dared to ask aloud. The mystery they uncover will forever change the course of their lives.
...But Now It Was Happening Again
Decades later, in the summer of 2014, fifty-four-year-old Aurora receives a terrifying phone call-her adult son Charlie is missing-and this news inevitably brings the memories of her adolescent years rushing back. Haunting recollections she'd hoped to keep buried.
Were the choices she'd made in her youth responsible for her son's disappearance now? And how on earth can she find him-quickly-so that she might be able to prevent the trauma of the past from repeating itself?"
"The Road and Beyond is the expanded book-club edition of The Road to You. This novel contains not only the completed original story set in the late 1970s, but it also includes the brand-new present-day tale of Aurora, now a mature and married woman with two adult sons, who must confront her worst parental nightmare.
One Disappearance Had Been Enough To Last Her A Lifetime...
Aurora Gray is no stranger to tragedy. In the summer of 1976, when she was just sixteen, her world turned upside down when her big brother Gideon and his best friend Jeremy disappeared. For two years, there's no word from either of them. No trace of their whereabouts. But then, shortly after her high-school graduation, she unexpectedly finds her brother's journal and sees that it's been written in again. Recently. By him.
There are secret messages coded within the journal's pages and Aurora, who is unusually perceptive and a natural puzzle solver, is determined to follow where they lead, no matter what the cost. She confides in the only person she feels might help her interpret the clues: Donovan McCafferty, Jeremy's older brother and a guy she's always been drawn to...even against her better judgment.
The two of them set out on a road trip of discovery and danger, heading westward along America's historic Route 66 in search of their siblings and the answers to questions they haven't dared to ask aloud. The mystery they uncover will forever change the course of their lives.
...But Now It Was Happening Again
Decades later, in the summer of 2014, fifty-four-year-old Aurora receives a terrifying phone call-her adult son Charlie is missing-and this news inevitably brings the memories of her adolescent years rushing back. Haunting recollections she'd hoped to keep buried.
Were the choices she'd made in her youth responsible for her son's disappearance now? And how on earth can she find him-quickly-so that she might be able to prevent the trauma of the past from repeating itself?"
"If you have a pint of fresh Wisconsin ice cream and Cary Grant on The Movie Channel, who needs a man?
Not second-grade teacher and MGM-devotee Caitlin Walsh!! After being abandoned by her ambitious cad of an ex-fiancé, Cait dedicates her life to teaching and classic movies. But when Garrett Ellis, the school's new financial director, cancels the Harvest Hoopla festival, Cait decides to fight the decision, thus taking on the most formidable man she's ever encountered.
Garrett is the second son of one of the country's most affluent families, the Ellis's of the Ellis Fruit and Nut Gift Basket Empire, and has a penchant for mixing sweet edibles with love making. He also is also undercover with a mission: finding the person stealing district money and righting the situation, while keeping his background private. He wasn't expecting to find himself up against the one woman who might weaken his firm resistance to commitment.
Cait and Garrett secretly investigate each other's past: one looking to catch a thief, the other uncovering an impressive family background and bevy of prior girlfriends - one of whom is very unexpected...
This small-town romance abounds with love and family complications; a light mystery sprinkled with humor and a lot of sweet ice cream."
"Nothing tops the sweetness of an unexpected love...
Elizabeth "Please Don't Call me Lizzy" Daniels and Roberto "You'd Better Call me Rob" Gabinnarri may have grown up together, but other than that they have nothing in common. So, when Elizabeth's uncle Siegfried and Rob's uncle Pauly rush off to Europe for a month, temporarily relinquishing the reins of their ice cream shop to their respective niece and nephew, the unlikely pair tries to make the best of being stuck together. Can hot summer nights and, maybe, some chocolate sauce, caramel and whipped cream...turn their indifference into love?"
"When sophisticated and successful CEO Bram Hartwick shows up at Shannon Quinn's quaint holiday themed inn - Holiday Quinn – sparks fly. Their intense attraction and electrifying chemistry lead to honest communication in the bedroom - but outside the bedroom it’s all crossed wires. Can true love blossom from this series of holiday flings?
Though Bram Hartwick is always at the mercy of his cellphone, he makes the time to return to Holiday Quinn to spend time with Shannon every holiday. In addition to Shannons company, he finds a tranquility and peace he can’t seem to find in the city. But in contrast, Shannon - who has devoted her life to keeping up the inn - desires adventure and travel.
Can Bram keep Shannon's affection when he's only able to visit on Holidays? Especially when Shannon's playful but pesky assistant Jake gets to be with her year round? Will Shannon’s desire to see the world and break free from life at the inn keep these two apart? If you like your romance funny, sexy, and hot, hot, hot, this is a must listen.
Adult-content rating: This audiobook contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages."
