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Author
Series
Cedar Ridge novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When Bailey Moore, who has gotten a second lease on life and is determined not to miss a thing, meets Hudson Kincaid, the head of the ski patrol at his family's resort, falling in love turns out to be her biggest adventure yet.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Filled with beautiful National Geographic photography, wisdom from experts, need-to-know travel information, and practical tips, this inspirational guide offers the planet's best ski and snowboarding experiences on breathtaking slopes around the world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hallmark Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A wealthy doctor invites many of his associates to spend a week at a giant, luxurious ski villa. Darby Piper, a seasoned private eye, and Tate Porter, her new partner at the detective agency, are among the guests, going undercover as a romantic couple. They were hired by the doctor's much-younger wife to investigate anonymous threats against her husband's life. But before long, Darby and Tate are investigating a murder instead. As they dig up buried...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
To kick off a winter writing retreat, Cat and her handyman boyfriend, Seth, escort the aspiring authors to a nearby ski resort, hoping some fresh cold air will wake up their creative muses. But instead of hitting the slopes, they hit the bar{u2014}and before long, a tipsy romance novelist named Christina is keeping herself warm with a local ski bum who might have neglected to tell her about his upcoming wedding. Next thing Cat knows, her uncle, the...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Carson dynasty rules the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Founded by patriarch Adam, the town is the site of the Mammoth Cup ski race-a qualifier for the Olympics. But when Wylie Welborn, Adam's illegitimate grandson, returns after a stint in Afghanistan, it reopens a dark moment in Carson family history: the murder of Wylie's father by his jealous and very pregnant wife, Cynthia. Her son Sky, born...
Author
Series
Wolff brothers volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Florida wolf shifter veterinarian Gabrielle Lowe, while staying alone at a ski resort in Silver Town, Colorado, catches the eye of gray wolf shifter Landon Wolff, the part-owner of the ski lodge, who is looking for both a new veterinarian for the town and a lifemate.
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
One winter proposal: Old flames are reignited, and current flames burn brighter when the foursome return to the ski resort where it all happend.
One winter weekend: Cara, a women's magazine writer who gets burned by her boyfriend on New Years' Eve, decides to go on a dating detox. Challenged by her employer to write about it, she hopes a spontaneous ski getaway with her best friend will spark inspiration.
Author
Series
Run with the wolf volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
Two wolves are better than one, but a pack of wolves beats trouble any day... Ski Lodge owner and gray wolf Kayla Wolff hasn't had the best romantic history, so dating Private Investigator and fellow pack mate Nate Grayson feels like she's hit the jackpot. When she thinks about the way her last relationship ended, Kayla worries that she'll screw up again and lose Nate too. When Nate's latest investigation puts Kayla in the crosshairs, the pack comes...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let's get started"--...
Author
Series
Dog's day volume 2
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Spend a day in the life of an avalanche rescue dog! Ava is a chocolate Labrador retriever with a big job. She and her handler have trained for years to be ready to help people at their ski resort if an unexpected avalanche hits. But Ava quickly finds out there's much more to being an avy dog than daring rescues. Told from the dog's perspective, this story also includes back matter about the breed and the role of the working dog." -- Adapted from...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Gaia Gill is the last person in the world anyone would expect to go missing. Beautiful, athletic, and recently accepted to a prestigious college, she has everything to look forward to -- but the night of her going-away party at the Moon Mountain ski resort, she disappears. Gaia's younger sister Esme is supposed to be flying back to England with her family after the party, but she can't leave with Gaia missing -- especially because nobody remembers...
Author
Series
Nora Abbott mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Nora Abbott needs to make enough snow to save her ski resort from the drought that is ravishing Northern Arizona, and her recent court victory should mean good times are ahead. But when the death of Nora's husband brings her overbearing mother into town, energy tycoon Barrett McCreary uses the opportunity to launch what might just be a hostile takeover of her cash-strapped resort. To make matters worse, the local Hopi tribe still claims that making...
15) Mulled to death
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Parker Valentine decides to take a weekend getaway with her boyfriend Reid, a ski trip seems like the perfect choice. Between hitting the slopes and persuading the resort's wine director to sell her mulled wine, Parker is eager to mix business with pleasure. But her plans are muddled when she finds the resort owner's body on a treacherous portion of ski trail near the resort. As a result, not only is Parker's romantic weekend thrown into chaos,...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
When a group of middle-aged men travel to a ski resort seeking a temporary escape from their failed, miserable lives, a drunken accident in a hot tub sends them back to 1986, where they get a chance to relive a night from the past and possibly change their futures forever.
Author
Publisher
Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Skier and debut author Ayja Bounous explores threats to the winters and watershed in the face of climate change and the far-reaching impacts of a diminishing snowpack on the American West--not only from ecological and economic perspectives, but also in regard to emotional and psychological health, as she realizes how deeply her personal relationships are tied to the snow-covered mountains of Utah's Wasatch range."--provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"With her sister's medical bills mounting, Diana Parker can't say no to a high-paying opportunity like this: accompany a wealthy couple to Aspen and nanny their precocious five-year-old son for three months. Necessary qualifications? She must know how to ski and teach math, speak fluent French, excel at social graces, and hold a master's degree in childhood development. Who'll be the wiser that Diana's only skill is packing for Colorado? So far, so...
20) Santa & company
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When longtime friends Amy, Frankie, Rachael and Nina reunited for a holiday singles cruise, it not only deepened their bond, it changed their lives. Now they're getting together for another adventure, and what better winter setting than a fabulous ski lodge? Crisp snow and fresh air by day, cozy fires and delicious food by night, capped off by meeting up with their significant others for a New Year's Eve celebration it's perfect. At least, it's perfect...
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