Tag: Vermont

Barrett’s Hill

Even in death, Miranda’s father had his revenge. And Miranda found herself put under the guardianship of the Reverend Smathers and his strange little family. In that stilted hypocritical household, Miranda’s willfulness got the best of her – and she uncovered a tale better left untold.

A monstrous murder had been committed nearby Barrett’s Hill and four men were suspect – four men she knew. One was her late father. The others were her cousin Smathers and his fawning assistant Fathimore. And one was Adam – a dangerous but compelling man who was either trying to murder her – or seduce her. Or perhaps both…

Still Lake

Turning run-down Stonegate Farm into a quaint country inn is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for Sophie Davis. It’s also a chance to move her aging mother and kid sister out of the city–a change that, she hopes, will help both women sort out their lives. She doesn’t even mind that the farm was the scene of a grisly murder 20 years earlier–until a handsome stranger moves in next door.

Who is the mysterious John Smith? Is he a threat to Sophie’s family, her dreams–her life? Why does his very presence make her feel completely out of control…and what can she do about it?

When the Stars Fall Down

Jessica Hansen’s success and icy calm hide painful secrets and a past that shapes her life. Until she meets Springer MacDowell, son of her best friends. One decision sets off a series of cataclysmic events that rip apart her safe life.

Retreating to an old summer house in Vermont, Jessica slowly learns to accept friendship, accept the past, accept the new family she’s made, building a hopeful future, until Springer comes back into her life, ready to shatter her new-found peace.

Can these two survivors ever learn how to belong? Can they heal enough to make that family theirs?

This RITA Award winning novel was previously titled Banish Misfortune.