Shades of Gray (Rachel Ann Nunes)

Why would a contented husband who has it all simply disappear?

Autumn Rain believes someone from Dennis Brigg's past has played into his sudden disappearance, and she involve Detective Shannon Martin in the investigation, hoping that together they can find her friend before the past catches up to him.

Meanwhile, Autumn has troubles of her own. Her boyfriend, Jake, has been a great support since her father's death, but now his old girlfriend, Kolonda, needs his help with the strange events occurring at her rental buildings. Unfortunately, Jake's help doesn't seem to be all Kolonda wants. Autumn is equally confused about her own changing feelings for jake and for Detective Martin.

Both investigations take a danderous turn, with millions of dollars and many lives at stake, including that of an innocent young boy. Only by reading imprints - emotions left on certain objects - and putting herself at risk can Autumn unravel the mystery and save her friends.

I am loving this series. It was suspensful enough that I couldn't put the book down. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

The Ariana Trilogy (Rachel Ann Nunes)

I am reading the Ariana Trilogy. It is a combination of the 1st 3 books in the Ariana Series. I am posting the 3 books individually below.
Ariana: The Making of a Queen
First novel in the Ariana series
On a rainy Parisian evening, Ariana de Cotte considers her life. It is her wedding night, but Jacques has gone drinking with his friends, and she is left alone with her thoughts and memories . . . memories of a beloved twin brother, lost to her in a terrible accident; of her estranged parents, who had shut her out when Antoine died; of the loneliness and anger that consume her. She is nineteen, and her life seems beyond hope or repair. Thus begins the story of an extraordinary young woman who, as her life spirals downward, struggles to find meaning and hope in the face of unimaginable suffering. Her bitter refusal to listen to the LDS missionaries doesn't help matters as she blames God for her troubles. Until one dark night, when her life hits rock-bottom and the Spirit begins its whisperings to her heart. As you come to know Ariana, you will weep for her tragedy, smile at her small triumphs, rejoice as she embraces the faith that will sustain her, and feel the love of a good man who has the power to change her life forever. Rachel Nunes has created a powerful and moving novel with characters so real that you will let them into your heart and invite them to stay. Having done so, you life will never be the same. You'll find yourself re-living this exceptional story again and again!
This 1st book is mainly just introducing you to the characters and their pasts. A must read to know what is going on it the next books.


Ariana: A Gift Most Precious
Second novel in the Ariana series
Broken promises, broken dreams, broken hearts . . . Ariana Perrault has seen them all in her short lifetime, but now they seem only distant memories. Having climbed the long pathway from sinner to Latter-day Saint, she has felt the arms of a loving Heavenly Father around her, guiding her to a wonderful life with Jean-Marc and their three beautiful children. Her best friend, Paulette, has also repented, embraced the gospel, and started an eternal family of her own. But who could know that one of life's deepest, darkest tragedies is just around the corner? In this powerful sequel to Ariana: The Making of a Queen, these two women and their families come face to face with the life-and-death consequences of past choices. Will their testimonies give them strength enough to withstand the darkest hours of their lives? The answer, born of both adversity and joy, is A Gift Most Precious.
This book was a roller coaster of emotions. Warning you may want your box of tissues.

Ariana: A New Beginning
Third novel in the Ariana series
Life is good for Ariana and Jean-Marc Perrault and their five children. Active in the Church, prosperous in the banking business, and firmly committed to their family, they are happily moving forward with their lives. Then the bottom drops out. How does Ariana cope with imminent financial ruin, the near-fatal injury of one child and the rebellion of another, and a scheming, determined ex-husband who still wants her? Confronted by life's challenges, Ariana discovers that her reliance on the Lord and her love for Jean-Marc and her children can make the dramatic difference between triumph and tragedy. A rare and compelling story about the power of love and the miracle of new beginnings.

I haven't read all of this one yet, but so far it has made me feel for Ariana ... How can one person go through so much and still be strong. I am loving this Series so far. There are 4 more books in this Series: Twice in a Lifetime, Ties that Bind, This Time Forever, A Glimpse of Eternity.

Saving Madeline (Rachel Ann Nunes)

As a public defender, Caitlin McLoughlin dreams of someday locking the bad guys in prison instead of defending them. But prosecuting jobs are scarce, and Caitlin’s future seems bleak. When her current client is about to walk away from a brutal crime, she risks her career to make sure he doesn’t hurt anyone else. Yet what if her choice means sacrificing her career and the means care for her mentally disabled sister? Then Caitlin meets Parker Hathaway, charged with kidnapping four-year-old Madeline. Just another criminal, another job, Caitlin thinks. But Parker tells a far different story. Can Caitlin believe him, as her heart urges? Is she willing to put everything on the line to defend her client—a man who claims to be protecting the child he loves? Or is her trust better placed in the handsome deputy district attorney with his undefeated record in court? Caitlin’s pursuit of the truth swiftly thrusts her into a maze of unanswered questions and unexpected heartache.Meanwhile, time is running out for Madeline. If Caitlin doesn't find the proof she is looking for soon, there may not be a future for any of them.

By Morning Light (Rachel Ann Nunes)

Can a heart, once broken, heal enough to love again?Kerrianne Huntington's perfect life was shattered one seemingly ordinary morning when her husband was killed in a car accident. Now, four years later, she still struggles with picking up the pieces. Being a single mother of three active children keeps her plenty busy, but she can't help the loneliness that tears at her heart.Then, on an other ordinary day, she discovers Ryan Oakman, a widower with two children of his own. Ryan has many talents, including making Kerrianne's hands suddenly develop ten thumbs, and he never fails to catch her at the most embarrassing moments. For years Ryan has delivered her mail and has been an unwitting guardian of her sanity; now his new involvement in her life forces her to look beyond her loss toward a future she hadn’t considered possible. Can a woman love a man with the same heart that still mourns another? Or does she have to choose?By Morning Light is a poignant, often humorous tale of love and friendship that opens a world we are rarely able experience so intimately. A thoroughly satisfying addition to the Huntington family novels, it can be read alone or enjoyed as part of the larger family saga.

I enjoyed this series of the Huntington Family. They are all quick easy reads and for the most part predictable, but they are cute love stories all featuring different struggles we all face while finding our true love in life.

Fields of Home (Rachel Ann Nunes)

2008 Whitney Finalist for Best General Fiction
One decision frozen in time. A choice that can never be altered. After fighting her way through a bitter and hurtful past, Mercedes Johnson has painstakingly carved out a life of quiet contentment on a Wyoming farm with her husband, Wayne, and their three sons. Together she and Wayne have survived the worst trials a couple can face, and their relationship has grown as solid and lasting as the farmland beneath their feet. If their relationship is not everything Mercedes might have hoped for, it is enough.All that changes when the birth father of Mercedes' oldest child returns to Riverton. Dr. Brandon Rhodes, a renowned heart surgeon, has plans for the son he has never met. Resentful at the secret Mercedes has kept for thirteen years, he threatens the carefully balanced life she and Wayne have created. Just how far is he willing to go to gain what he feels is rightfully his?As Mercedes uncovers the truth of Brandon's intentions regarding their son and the lies surrounding the past, she is torn between what is and what might have been. One choice, one decision, has led her to this place. How can she live with the consequences?In this painfully honest novel, author Rachel Ann Nunes explores the deepest kind of ties and the true definition of love.

Flying Home (Rachel Ann Nunes)

What if everything you ever thought was true about your past, wasn't true at all?Liana Winn has always felt like an outsider in her family. As a child she was adopted by relatives after her parents' plane accident in India, but now that she is as an adult, her disjointed memories—and nightmares—of the past continue to make it impossible for her to bridge the wide gulf she still feels with her adoptive family. She is plagued by questions about her parents' deaths and wonders if that event is the reason for her inability to form deep personal relationships. Although her adoptive brother Christian has become her greatest friend and supporter, she even has difficulty bonding to him. Needing someone means love, and losing those you love hurts too much.When Liana meets the successful businessman, Austin Walker, who has risen above his own difficult childhood on a Wyoming farm, she is certain their business will not extend to friendship. Yet she cannot deny their powerful connection and the feeling of hope he offers. But the ghosts of the past will not rest for Liana, and when she travels to India in search of answers, she makes a shocking discovery at her parents' gravesite that just might mean the end of everything she's ever believed.A satisfying, beautifully-woven story from best-selling author Rachel Ann Nunes.

Winter Fire (Rachel Ann Nunes)

Fourth-grade school teacher Amanda Huntington said good-bye to her high school sweetheart when she realized he had fallen in love with someone else. Now, a year later, she wonders if she'll spend the rest of her life alone. When she meets Blake Simmons, Amanda finds her life turned upside down. Blake doesn't seem like the knight in shinning armor she always imagined. With two adorable children in his care, he is locked in an ugly battle of wills with their troubled mother and worries that the children he has come to love will be lost for him forever. Will Amanda's relationship with Blake and the children only cause her more heartache? Or does she need him just as much as he needs her?

I love this series. I have not read them in order, but this is the 1st book of the Huntington Family Series.

Eyes of a Stranger (Rachel Ann Nunes)

On the first day of her new life, Tawnia McKnight finds herself in Oregon, her fifth state in ten years. Another new job, new friends, a heartache left far behind. Maybe in Portland she can at last find what she is looking for. Maybe she can even forget Bret Winn. But when a tragic bridge collapse rocks the city, Tawnia is thrust back into the life of the man she thought she'd never see again. Then Bret introduces her to the eccentric Autumn Rain — a stranger with inexplicably familiar eyes — and Tawnia finds herself drawn into a web of confusion and deceit. Autumn's suffering over her missing father seems to be real, but there is much that cannot be explained. Will Tawnia find what she is looking for, or will everything she is beginning to care about slip once again from her grasp?

Chasing Yesterday

REVISITING THE PAST MAY BE THE ONLY WAY TO FIND TOMORROW

Tyler Huntington had always thought of Savvy as his best friend, someone who would always be there for him—until she wasn't. Only when she's gone does he realize how much she meant to him; only when she's not a part of his life does he realize how empty life is without her. Now he wonders if it's too late.Meanwhile, Savvy's life has taken a bizarre turn with the unexpected arrival of a wild-looking teenager who claims to be her half sister. As Savvy tries to unravel the mystery of the girl's past, Tyler's sudden reappearance in her life might just be an answer to prayer. At the same time, Savvy is wary of putting her heart at risk. Tyler seems to have figured out his true feelings, but will it take a tragedy for Savvy to learn to trust hers?Readers have been captivated by Tyler's siblings Amanda and Mitch in two previous Hunting family novels. Now Tyler takes center stage in this compelling tale of secrets, forgiveness, and redemption that emphasizes the importance of family and the real definition of lasting love.

This is book #3 of the Huntington Family Series. I really enjoyed this one, she kept you wondering what was going to happen and how were they going to get through their problems. Now I just wish I could find books #1 & #4.

No Longer Strangers

When zoologist Mitch Huntington agreed to be named in his best friends' will as guardian to their daughter, Emily Jane, he was sure it meant nothing more than pony rides, presents on birthdays, and an occasional day at the circus. Instead he finds himself up to his elbows in diapers and soggy oatmeal. While Mitch soon discovers that animal care and baby care are not the same thing, he quickly becomes totally devoted to the adorable little girl. But Cory Steele, Emily Jane's estranged aunt, will stop at nothing to rescue her niece from the clutches of this single Mormon man—even if it means pretending to join his strange church in order to gain his trust . . . and seize custody of the baby. Is Cory deceiving herself as much as she's trying to deceive Mitch? What's really in her heart? And what's best for Emily Jane? You've met Mitch's sister Amanda and read her gripping tale in the best-selling novel Winter Fire. Now Mitch's story will tug at your heartstrings as it explores the nature of commitment and selfless love.

This is a quick book to read. I have read it many times. I didn't realize until a few days ago, that it is part of a series. No I haven't read the first book "Winter Fire" of the Huntington Family Series. Luckily these books are written so you can read them together or as individuals, because they are stories about each Huntington's child adventures in finding love. I have ordered the third one and am waiting for it to arrive. I didn't know this when I ordered it, but now I am glad I did. I just have to find the 1st and 4th books of this series.