Robert James Waller

The author of the blockbuster The Bridges of Madison County blends passion and adventure in the story of an American novelist in Mexico and his young lover, who take a trip with a killer.

The author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Bridges of Madison County once again brings characters and situations with his special blend of lyricism and magic. This is a bittersweet story about two good people who discover that true love, when it comes, is rarely fair, or right--or without pain.

Carlisle McMillan, a traveler and master carpenter seeking a place of quiet amid the grinding roar of progress. Near Wolf Butte, a strange and apparently haunted monolith, he finds his quiet, or so he believes, and begins rebuilding a decrepit house as a tribute to the gruff old man who taught him a carpenter's skills, rebuilding his life at the same time. He finds two very different, independent women: Gally Deveraux, who works at a diner in Salamander...

The story of Robert Kincaid, a world-class photographer, and Francesca Johnson, an Iowa farm wife. When he drives through the heat and dust of an Iowa summer and turns into her farm lane looking for directions, they are joined in a passionate, deeply moving encounter.

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller, The Bridges of Madison County, comes another captivating tale of love. Her name is Jellie Braden, and economics professor Michael Tillman wants her from the moment they meet at a reception for new faculty members. Something deep inside Michael whispers that she is the one, and Jellie- a 40-year-old married woman- hears the voice, too. The attraction- between this middle-aged man who still rides the...