Coin of Love Series by Karin Kallmaker

Artie Bryson came to Venice to finish her PhD. Five years later the PhD still isn’t done, but life is okay. Leading guided tours of the magnificent city pays the bills. The days are all the same — until she seeks respite from the summer swelter in the Casino di Venezia cabaret.Nikki Velvet has finally found her musical niche singing Postcards from America in a solo tour across Europe. Her bluesy, jazzy, sultry voice brings Artie back the next night... moreArtie Bryson came to Venice to finish her PhD. Five years later the PhD still isn’t done, but life is okay. Leading guided tours of the magnificent city pays the bills. The days are all the same — until she seeks respite from the summer swelter in the Casino di Venezia cabaret.Nikki Velvet has finally found her musical niche singing Postcards from America in a solo tour across Europe. Her bluesy, jazzy, sultry voice brings Artie back the next night. And the next…The two Americans find they have a lot in common, but Nicki’s gig in Venice ends in two short weeks. Not long enough for anything more than a bit of fun, right? One very old coin knows otherwise.Welcome to Venice, a city like no other, where a touch of old magic can create a new future. less

Left in charge of clan and lands while menfolk sail away to the Crusades, Lady Kirstine rides to the aid of the local Green Woman whose medicines once saved Kirstine’s life. She’s stunned to find the woman already ably defended by a warrior — a knight with no clan and no memory.An axe-bearing knight like no other Kirstine has ever met.In a time of knights and magic, under moonlight and starfire, two hearts find the path to each other .Books in this series can be read in any order.

Irene Carson has always been what everyone else needed her to be. She abided by her husband’s edicts, raised her daughter through the Depression and War, and took care of whatever needed doing for the church. Now that her daughter has inherited her father’s role in his ministry, Irene realizes that Sissy wants her to go on being exactly the same, as becoming to a widow and matron... moreIrene Carson has always been what everyone else needed her to be. She abided by her husband’s edicts, raised her daughter through the Depression and War, and took care of whatever needed doing for the church. Now that her daughter has inherited her father’s role in his ministry, Irene realizes that Sissy wants her to go on being exactly the same, as becoming to a widow and matron.Certain that her life is at a turning point but having no means to change the road she’s on, Irene is stunned by the gift of a beautiful touring car. Over Sissy's strenuous objections and equipped with maps, sunglasses, and a full tank of gas, she sets out on a road trip all by herself for the first time in her life.Irene has no goal in mind but to see something new. She gets her wish — and a great deal more.Join Karin Kallmaker for a journey to California in 1952, where a woman yearns to escape from her conventional, constrained life, and a magical coin is determined to help.Books in this series can be read in any order. less

Peri Garritsen thought it was a simple assignment: get a small-town librarian to answer a few questions. Easy is what everyone tells her she needs right now, even though she knows she’s fine. It’ll be a quick trip and get back to doing something actually important.Librarian Lisette Osborne is not the least bit unnerved by the arrival of yet another secret agent wannabe in her office. No warrant, no answers — the law is on her side. But that doesn’t seem to matter to Ms... morePeri Garritsen thought it was a simple assignment: get a small-town librarian to answer a few questions. Easy is what everyone tells her she needs right now, even though she knows she’s fine. It’ll be a quick trip and get back to doing something actually important.Librarian Lisette Osborne is not the least bit unnerved by the arrival of yet another secret agent wannabe in her office. No warrant, no answers — the law is on her side. But that doesn’t seem to matter to Ms. “I Hate Small Towns and the Holidays” Homeland Security.A librarian with a history. A Fed not sure of her future. A snowstorm. Jingling bells. And one very old coin. less