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When Emmalyn Remembers
The weathered blood of Henrietta Stern still stained the veranda of the dilapidated seaside mansion she had willed to Emmalynn, who lapsed into a state of amnesia rather than remember the horror of the ax murder she had witnessed.
But perhaps it would be better to close the case as the police had done when Burt Reed, the accused murderer, died in jail. Certainly it would be wiser, for Burt's…
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Danger at Dahlkari
Lauren Gray leaves England for exotic India after finishing school, but on the way her caravan is attacked by ritual murderers and her life barely saved, she begins her great adventure.
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Betrayal at Blackcrest
Spiderweb of Passion.
The great, grim manor of Blackcrest held many secrets for beautiful young Deborah Lane. London and safety seemed worlds and centuries away as she tried to discover what had happened here to her lovely cousin, whose face and name none in the house claimed to remember.
Yet even as she tried to pierce the veil of fearful mystery, Deborah felt herself falling -- like her…
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Wherever Lynn Goes
Rings of doom.
The phone calls had started again, even after Lynn had the number unlisted. They were always the same, the same low, husky voice saying "Lynn, Lynn, it's Daddy." They were sick, someone's poor idea of a joke. Lynn's father had been dead for years.
Then one night Lynn's aunt phoned, tried to warn her about something and was disconnected by death. The police said that her…
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Room Beneath the Stairs
As a child, Carolyn Dawson had love playing on Greycliff, an island off the Cornish coast owned by the rich and powerful Brandon family. There, she had met dashing once with Grey Brandon, the heir to the estate, and she had never forgotten him. Yet he had no memory of their brief, but shattered past. Now, he wanted to make her mistress of Greycliff Manor, his magnificent but eerie estate.…
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Meet a Dark Stranger = Whisper in the Darkness
In New York Times–bestselling author Jennifer Wilde’s spellbinding tale of romantic suspense, an ominous horoscope proves eerily accurate for a woman visiting a quaint English town
“You will make a sudden journey and meet a dark stranger . . .”
Author Jane Martin doesn’t believe in fate, so when she stumbles across her horoscope in the newspaper one day, she decides to disregard it. But…
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Falconridge
Beautiful, young Lauren Moore had been left penniless and homeless after the death of her mother, and Aunt Helena's unexpected invitation to live with her at Falconridge seemed almost too good to be true. She also found herself strangely drawn to darkly and handsome Norman Wade, her arrogant cousin by marriage. It wasn't long before Lauren realized that many inexplicable things happened at this…
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The Master of Phoenix Hall
One dear friend--One deadly foe
One day lovely young Angela Todd was a seamstress struggling to sustain herself in London; the next, she was independent and owner of a charming country cottage. Her legacy gave her everything she had ever wanted. Not even a series of cruel pranks, strange "accidents" and shrill threats could shake her resolve to remain at Dower House.
Gentle Greg Ingram, the…
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Nine Buck's Row = Susannah, Beware
When night must fall
London's East End was in the grip of terror. The madman they called The Ripper was still on the loose and Susannah's aunt, the earthy, flamboyant Marietta, had been his latest victim, leaving Susannah stunned, alone in the world but for Nicholas Craig, the handsome cousin she'd never known, who now became her guardian.
But from the moment Nicholas brought her to the…
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Midnight At Mallyncourt
In the menacing wings of a Victorian mansion actress Jennifer Randall plays her most terrifying role.
When the advances of her employer force her to abandon her promising acting career and leave her penniless, Jennifer Randall agrees to pose as Edward Baker's wife in order to help him secure his fortune.
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A Bitter Cut
A Bitter Cut
Lady Kiera Darby plans to spend the summer reconnecting with friends and family in anticipation of the betrothal of her beloved brother. But when a future in-law is implicated in a murder, the party takes a deadly turn. . . .July 1833. Lady Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, are settling into their newly renovated home at Bevington Park in Warkwickshire with their young daughter. With…
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Secret by the Lake
Amy's always felt like something’s been missing in her life, but as a nanny for the Laurent family - Julia, Alain, Viviane - she feels complete.
So Amy wouldn’t think of leaving them when a sudden tragedy forces them to move from France to the small lakeside cottage in the isolated Somerset village where Julia grew up.
But there’s something strange about the cottage by the lake. This is…
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The Lady of Lyon House
He was a tall man in a wide, checked cloak, and when the swirling London mist could not hide his face, he slipped into the shadows...
Someone had been following Julia Meredith night after night - someone whose footsteps rang on the fog-wet cobblestones when she walked, and stopped when she stopped. And so her guardians sent her to the country to stay with an old friend, Corinne Lyon, mistress…
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Come to Castlemoor
Kathy Hunt came to Castlemoor when she got the news of her brother's sudden and tragic death. The shadow of Castlemoor fell ominously across the moors. Every soul seemed to live in terror. When Kathy found that her brother's life work - a study of bloody, primitive rites, once performed on these very moors - had disappeared, she vowed to find the manuscript and complete his book. But strange…
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A Grave Robbery
A Grave Robbery
Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty…
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A Swirl of Shadows
A Swirl of Shadows
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Murder at the Crown and Anchor
Murder at the Crown and Anchor
A wealthy businessman with a reputation for taking risks rose from the slums to the height of success. But success comes at a price, especially when it’s achieved at the expense of others. 
When a former guest of the hotel is found dead in a dockside tavern, the police rule it suicide. After all, some say his negligence caused one of his company’s ships to go down in a storm, along with all…
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Kingdom of Bones
Kingdom of Bones
From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, the latest riveting, deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action.It begins in Africa . . .A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary…
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