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In need of an escape from her ex-fiance's betrayal, and the lucky recipient of a surprise inheritance, Sonya MacTavish leaves behind her life in the city and moves to a Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine. The house is beautiful but comes with surprises - footsteps in the night, doors slamming, music playing - and in her dreams Sonya sees glimpses of the past and the brides who once lived there. As the house reveals more of its history and the sad stories of the brides murdered there, Sonya discovers an antique mirror. She finds herself drawn to the mirror, sensing it holds dark secrets.

For more than 300 years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore - and its secrets. To summer tourists, it’s the crown jewel of the town’s stunning scenery. To the residents of Whiskey Beach, it’s landmark and legend. To Eli Landon, it’s home.... A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigation after being accused of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. And though there was never enough evidence to have him arrested, his reputation is in tatters as well as his soul. He needs sanctuary. He needs Bluff House.

Tory Bodeen grew up in a run-down house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt - and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. Her one escape was her neighbor Hope, who lived in the big house just a short skip away, and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn’t allowed to be at home: a child. Then Hope was brutally murdered, and everything fell apart.

La infancia de Naomi Bowes terminó bruscamente la noche en que siguió a su padre hasta el bosque que bordeaba la casa familiar y descubrió el oscuro secreto que ocultaba.Mantenía cautiva a una joven. No era la primera a la que había privado de su libertad ni la primera a la que pensaba matar.

Dora Conroy has a passion for antiques - and any other rarities she can acquire for her quaint Philadelphia shop. A seasoned dealer, she knows all the tricks of the trade. But she is unprepared for the deadly consequences when she purchases a few curiosities at an auction - and unknowingly brings home a priceless cache that makes her the target of an international criminal.

Laura Templeton found out the hard way that nothing in life is guaranteed. The daughter of a wealthy hotelier, she had always known comfort, privilege, and security. But by the age of thirty, her storybook marriage had been destroyed by her husband’s infidelity. Laura’s divorce left her both emotionally and financially devastated - but determined to rebuild her life without the Templeton fortune.

From the outside, the house in Lakeview Terrace looks perfect, and the Bigelows seem like the perfect family: the respected surgeon father, the glamorous, devoted mother and two beautiful children. A perfect family, in a perfect house, living their perfect lives. But perfect surfaces can hide dark undercurrents, and behind closed doors lies a very different story. Teenager Zane and his younger sister, Britt, are terrorised by their violent father and dysfunctional mother.

Caitlyn Sullivan is just nine years old when a game of hide-and-seek at a family party will change her life forever. The betrayal she experienced that night will shape Caitlyn's life - and for years she runs and runs, hiding from the aftermath of the trauma. But Caitlyn comes to realise that if she wants to not just survive but thrive, she must return to the family home to face up to her past.

Die Vergangenheit ruht nie... Naomi Carson war elf, als sie ihrem Vater eines Nachts in den Wald folgte. Sie vermutete dort ihr Geburtstagsgeschenk, ein neues Fahrrad. Stattdessen machte sie eine grausige Entdeckung, die ihre Welt zerbrechen ließ - denn ihr Vater war nicht der Mann, für den ihn alle hielten. Trotz allem wuchs Naomi zu einer starken jungen Frau heran und bereist heute als erfolgreiche Fotografin die Welt. Nun hat sie beschlossen, ihr unstetes Leben aufzugeben und endlich sesshaft zu werden.

Surrounded by the sweeping cliffs and beauty of Big Sur, Kate Powell treasured both her life at Templeton House and the family who raised her like one of their own. Although Kate lacked Margo’s beauty and Laura’s elegance, she knew she had something they would never possess - a shrewd head for business.

A Grace McCabe las cosas le van bien: es una escritora de éxito y dueña de una vida intensa y despreocupada que nada tiene que ver con la de su hermana Kathleen, a la que ha decidido hacer una visita.

Quando Lila Emerson testemunha um suposto suicídio, sua vida muda drasticamente. O artista Ashton Archer sabe que seu irmão seria incapaz de praticar tamanha violência, portanto recorre a Lila, única testemunha ocular do ocorrido. Ela concorda em ajudar Ashton a tentar descobrir quem matou seu irmão e por quê.

Little else in life is as dangerous as fire jumping. But there’s also little else as thrilling—at least to Rowan Tripp. Being a Missoula smoke jumper is in Rowan’s blood: her father is a legend in the field. At this point, returning to the wilds of Montana for the season feels like coming home—even with reminders of the partner she lost last season still lingering in the air.

Las investigaciones para dar con un asesino perturbado unirán los caminos de una bella psiquiatra y un taciturno detective. Son opuestos en tantas cosas..., y sin embargo eso solo atiza más las llamas de la atracción.

As a professional house sitter and freelance writer, nothing ties Lila Emerson down - not her work, not a home, and definitely not a relationship. She spends her life moving from one job to the next, sometimes crashing at a friend’s Manhattan apartment. And though she can appreciate her clients' extraordinary homes, their expensive collections, and their adorable pets, Lila has never longed for possessions of her own. Everything she has, including her heart, is portable. But when she witnesses a possible murder-suicide from her current apartment-sitting job, life as Lila knows it takes a dramatic turn.

Los Bigelow aparentan ser la familia perfecta: el padre es un respetado cirujano; la madre, una devota ama de casa; y sus hijos, Zane y Britt, los adolescentes más afortunados de Lakeview Terrace, una pequeña comunidad en la cordillera azul de Carolina del Norte. Pero las apariencias engañan y la casa de ensueño de los Bigelow es, en realidad, un infierno del que parece imposible huir.

Cuando Breen era pequeña, su padre solía contarle historias de lugares increíbles. Pero ahora ya no tiene tiempo para cuentos, es una veinteañera ahogada en deudas y atrapada en un trabajo que detesta. Sin embargo, su vida da un giro inesperado cuando descubre que su madre le ha estado ocultando una cuenta bancaria en la que su padre, que se marchó cuando ella tenía doce años, ha estado ingresándole dinero. Ahora, tiene una fortuna.

A decade ago, sculptor Clare Kimball fled Emmitsboro, Maryland, to take the art world by storm. Now she’s celebrated as the artist of her generation. But no amount of success can eclipse the nightmares that haunt her—or the memories of her father’s suicide. Just as her star is shining brighter than ever, Clare leaves it all behind to face her demons.

Caitlyn Sullivan, hija de la realeza de Hollywood, ya era toda una estrella con solo diez años, aunque todavía disfrutaba jugando al escondite con sus primos en la casa familiar de Big Sur. Y fue durante uno de esos juegos cuando la secuestraron. Sin embargo, Cate logró escapar y buscó refugio en un rancho cercano. Allí la encontró Dillon Cooper, apenas un adolescente, y, tras oír su historia, la ayudó a reunirse con su familia.

To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life – a quaint house on an island off Seattle’s coast, a thriving dog-training school, and a challenging volunteer job performing canine search and rescues. Not to mention her three intensely loyal Labs. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare.