She has become what others wanted – can he help her find herself? Broadcaster Laurie Mather wants desperately to be aboard Luke Lucas’s seaplane when he flies out on a search-and-rescue mission off the treacherous coast of northern British Columbia – for professional reasons, but also for deeply rooted personal reasons. But when Laurie pressures Luke into accepting her presence, she has no idea that she is Luke’s private fantasy, a warm living voice he listens to on lonely flights – but one he has no desire to turn into reality. Once Laurie succeeds in talking her way aboard Luke’s plane, her well-ordered life will be changed forever. AUTHOR'S NOTE: Storm is my second novel, the story of Luke and Laurie falling in love on the magical islands of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia. Luke and Laurie have always had a special place in my heart, and the storm that drew them together symbolized many coastal adventures I've shared with my husband. When I wrote Storm, I set the story on the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, islands originally named after the wife of the British King George III without regard to the fact that the indigenous First Nations had already named their islands. In 2009 the province of British Columbia signed a historic reconciliation agreement with the Haida Nation, and the islands were renamed Haida Gwaii. Because the romance in Storm is so much a part of the heritage of Haida Gwaii, I wanted to bring the story forward into the 21st Century. In bringing the islands forward to the present day, I've taken artistic license with regard to logging on Lyell Island. A few years after the book was originally published, a national park was established and the Gwaii Trust was given the task of managing the forests. Because logging itself is not central to the story, I've taken the artistic license of leaving the logging camp on Lyell Island

Dana had never been sailing before, but when the opportunity arose to leave her boring city job and take to the open seas she had no hesitation. But could she ever convince the ship's captain, Kurt Sanders, that they were meant to be together. Dana was determined to win Kurt's heart ... but would he ever love another woman as he had his late wife?

Jenny's Turn by Vanessa Grant released on May 25, 1988 is available now for purchase.

One minute George was sailing single-handed down Canada's west coast, willing the salt breezes to show her how to go on living without her husband. The next she was being pulled from the waves by lighthouse keeper Lyle Stevens and drawn into a magic existence with him and his daughter. Lyle offered George love and the home she'd never known - but did she have the courage to gamble on love again?

After years of struggle Maggie finally had her life on track. She was harbour manager of Prince Rupert, had a home on an old barge and a delightful old neighbour whom her daughter Dixie called Grandpa Angus. When Angus' son Michael arrived, determined to persuade his father to leave the wharf, Maggie came out fighting. As far as she was concerned Angus was family, and she could look after him better than his own snooty family. But she had reckoned without Michael and the devastating impact he had on her!

Pacific Waterfront Romances #6 Previously published as Stranded Heart. After having one marriage go sour very publicly, Nicole is wary of getting involved again. She's made a life for herself and her fourteen-year-old son working as a charter pilot on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). The last thing she needs is her arrogant new neighbor Matthew Kealy making her life complicated. Matthew might be an acclaimed artist, but his criticism – of her son, her abilities as a mother and as a pilot – drives Nicole nuts. And Matthew's reaction when he remembers the scandal of her divorce is everything she feared. If only she could ignore his potent masculinity!

Jesse and Crystal were lucky to be alive after the seaplane crash, but trekking out of the wilderness wasn’t Crystal’s idea of a normal mode of travel. Jesse insisted the search and rescue people wouldn’t be able to spot them and walking out was the only chance for survival. Trusting Jesse was Crystal’s only alternative, and in doing so she found the strength to face her past and commit to the future.

Wild Passage by Vanessa Grant released on Mar 23, 1990 is available now for purchase.

Taking Chances by Vanessa Grant released on Jun 22, 1990 is available now for purchase.

So Much For Dreams by Vanessa Grant released on Oct 25, 1990 is available now for purchase.