Barbara Freethy
Personal Information
Description
Barbara's love of writing developed out of a love of reading. Growing up in an all-boy neighborhood, she spent quite a bit of time reading through her mother's large library, many of which were romantic novels. After graduating from the University of California at Santa Barbara, she went into Public Relations, but soon discovered that writing was her true passion. Barbara was traditionally published for many years, then formed her own publishing company FOG CITY PUBLISHING in 2011 and has since sold over 10 million books! She has published 75 novels ranging from mystery thrillers to romantic suspense and contemporary romance. Her book SUMMER SECRETS was a #1 New York Times bestseller! And twenty-five other novels have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Lists. She is currently writing two ongoing series, a contemporary romance series set in Whisper Lake and a romantic suspense series: Off The Grid: FBI Series. She is also known for her bestselling Callaway Family Series, which offers up fourteen books and two novellas. When Barbara isn't writing or publishing, which isn't very often these days, she is playing tennis, hanging out with friends and family in beautiful Lake Tahoe or reading books!
Books
Can't Fight The Moonlight (A small town grumpy sunshine romance!)
"Barbara Freethy has done it again with a great new series, that has the reader packing their bags to move to the town of Whisper Lake!" Robin – Goodreads Justin Blackwood can't remember a time when he believed in the magic of anything, least of all love. A cynical businessman, who grew up in a broken home, he guards his heart with every breath he takes. His job has taken him all over the world and roots are the last thing he wants...until he meets a beautiful innkeeper in Whisper Lake. Warm-hearted, free-spirited Lizzie Cole wants it all—the dream job of running her own inn and a man who wants to settle down. Despite a previous romantic setback, she still believes in happily ever after and her perfect soulmate. She just has to find him. While the dark-haired man with the shockingly blue eyes makes her heart beat faster, Justin Blackwood is the last man who should leave her breathless. He's her complete opposite and they don't want the same things. But when a lunar eclipse throws Whisper Lake into darkness, Lizzie and Justin find themselves struggling to fight the moonlight and a love that could change their lives—if they're willing to take the risk. Don't miss this emotional, feel-good, small town contemporary romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy NOTE: The Whisper Lake Series is a heartwarming and humorous small-town romance series. Each book can be read as a standalone. There are no cliffhangers! Popular storylines in the series include grumpy sunshine, runaway bride, second chance at love, enemies to lovers, family secrets, blind date, and opposites attract. The Whisper Lake Series Always With Me #1 My Wildest Dream #2 Can't Fight The Moonlight #3 Just A Kiss Away #4 If We Never Met #5 Tangled Up In You #6 Next Time I Fall #7 What the readers are saying… "I have just finished CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT and WOW such an emotional book. The characters of Justin and Lizzie were so well written, with so much depth. There were scenes in this book that gave me a lump in my throat. Absolutely loved this book...and can’t wait for the next one!" Booklovers Anonymous "Barbara has created a town and community that leaves you wanting to return over and over again. It must be the Whisper of the lake. Or the amazing stories that surround it. Or maybe the great group of friends that make up the magical town. All I know is that I can never get enough." Mommymoose – Goodreads on Can't Fight The Moonlight "I love how Barbara Freethy doesn't force the romance in her stories...it occurs naturally and organically....oh yeah...there's also a lunar eclipse and a romantic reunion 10 years in the making....and a ghost in the attic!!! This book is truly a joy to read." Trude – Goodreads on Can't Fight The Moonlight "CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT is a great book! I want to live in Whisper Lake! Lizzie owns an inn and has a run in with a sexy handsome workaholic man-Justin. She finds out that he is staying at her inn. They know that there are secrets, but will they be able to share them and move past them?" Brandi – Goodreads "A beautiful story about two people learning to really live life. There are so many different emotions Barbara brings out in her readers. CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT is a truly feel good book." Linda - Goodreads
Don't say a word
Groomed by a covert group of elite killers, Damon left the secret society to join the FBI after a mission went brutally wrong and an innocent woman died. When his brother is arrested for murder, Damon investigates and finds a "Jane Doe" who holds the key to the case, along with a darker terror -- one that threatens to expose Damon's deadly secrets and destroy them all. Despite the danger, he's drawn to the nameless beauty, igniting a passion that burns hot between them. But with a madman out to silence her forever, Damon knows he must deny their love. And to stop the man responsible, he must return to the one place he has desperately tried to leave behind -- the dark shadows of a killer's mind...
Tender is the night
A story of Americans living on the French Riviera in the 1930s is a portrait of psychological disintegration as a wealthy couple supports friends and hangers-on financially and emotionally at the cost of their own stability.
Silent Run
RUNNING SCARED ... A woman wakes in a hospital bed with no idea of who she is. Her memory is gone. Her baby is missing. All she has is the gripping certainty that she is in mortal danger. Then an angry, handsome stranger makes a terrible accusation. He was her lover -- and her child's father -- until she disappeared seven months ago. RUNNING BLIND ... Jake Sanders swore he'd never forgive Sarah Tucker, but he isn't about to let her get away again -- especially not with his daughter still missing. If he has any chance of recovering his baby, he must help the woman who betrayed him retrieve the pieces of her shattered past -- without letting his feelings get in the way. RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES ... Haunted by troubling flashes of memory, Sarah begins to realize she has lived a life of lies. Now a relentless killer is after her, determined to make her pay for her sins. Sarah and Jake have no choice but to trust each other to defeat an enemy who is hot on their heels and closing in fast.
One True Love
Copper is overjoyed that her friends Willow and Audrey found love and fulfillment after the war. The only remaining spinster, Copper vows to pour herself into her new teaching job. But tragedy strikes during her very first week. The schoolhouse catches fire and Copper suffers a serious injury while ushering her students to safety. Suddenly she's on a wagon train bound for Colorado to see the only doctor who can help her walk again.Ever since the wagon train pulled into town, Copper butted heads with wagon master Josh Redlin—and now she must depend on him for her very life. But as Copper is forced to count on others for life's basic needs, she starts to surrender...and let her guard down around the one man whom she's despised for so long. Could it be that the very person that drives her crazy is the one she truly needs?
Some kind of wonderful
New York socialite Judy Lovin values family, friendship and her career as a preschool teacher over fortune and fame. So when her father's business collapse and his most powerful enemy offers to help-in exchange for Judy's company -she agrees to join John McFarland on his remote Caribbean Island. She suspects he's just a harmless lonely man. But she's wrong. She didn't expect to meet a powerful, attractive loner who would stun her senses and capture her heart. It isn't long before she discovers that John's far from the beast he seems to be.
Summer Rain
Eleven years ago, on a dusty Wyoming creek bank, Trent McCullough's lips claimed hers for one glorious, mind-spinning moment. But Ainsley Hughes was promised to another man and determined to leave the hard country life behind. Now a widow, Ainsley reluctantly returned to her family ranch for the good of her troubled son. She was suspicious to find the Circle S failing--and a distant, oddly callous Trent in charge. Yet his stormy gaze heated her blood, leaving her parched for his former affection, and his unsettling manly presence tempted her like cool summer rain.
Love will find a way
She was untouchable ... his business partner's wife. Beautiful Rachel Tanner was everything that Dylan Prescott longed for in a woman. But he had too much honor to even think about tempting her away from the man she loved ...
Suddenly one summer
"Jenna Davis flees to the close-knit community of Angel's Bay [on the California coast] with a seven-year-old child, a dangerous secret, and a heart full of pain. She wants nothing more than to live a quiet life. When she sees a teenager plunge off the pier, she doesn't hesitate to dive in after her. But saving the desperate girl's life thrusts Jenna into a spotlight she can ill afford. Suddenly everyone in town wants to know her story--a story that could cost her life. Reid Tanner was a tough reporter until a shattering incident changed everything. Now all of his instincts are on alert. Who is Jenna, and what is she hiding? He wants answers, but his quest for the truth could put them all in danger. They say love is a miracle--but can it keep Jenna safe in his arms?"--p. of cover.