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Sometimes those closest to us can do the most harm... The granddaughter of world famous movie star Janet Hardy, Cilla McGowan has long accepted that her own talents lie elsewhere. She's persuaded her mother to sell Little Farm, which was Hardy s retreat from the cut-throat world of Hollywood. Cilla is determined to restore the house to its former glory, in tribute to her grandmother. Janet Hardy was a screen legend - glamorous, brilliant and deeply troubled - and she died in mysterious circumstances at the farm. As Cilla settles in, she finds herself dreaming of the grandmother she never really knew and wondering exactly what happened to her. But someone else in the community wants Cilla to leave the past alone, and soon she becomes the target of several brutal acts. Together with her neighbour, Ford Sawyer, she must find out who is threatening her and why...

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New suspenseful novel with strong women characters, from the phenomenal Nora Roberts. There are over 300 million copies of her books in print, and her sales increase with each new title - she has over 150 New York Times bestsellers to her name.

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Nora Roberts - The World's Greatest Storyteller Cilla McGowan - granddaughter of movie goddess Janet Hardy - has fled the cut-throat world of Hollywood for the peace and quiet of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Cilla restores houses for a living and has always dreamed of returning her grandmother's country retreat to its former glory. But a tragedy haunts the old farmhouse, and Cilla's restoration project is stirring up old scandals along with the dust and cobwebs. As Cilla begins to dig deeper into her grandmother's mysterious death thirty years ago, events take a darker turn. Someone in town is determined to keep the truth buried - at any cost. Cilla's new neighbour Ford Sawyer wants to help - but Ford is exactly the kind of man Cilla is running from . . . 'Nora Roberts is a superstar' New York Times 'The most successful novelist on Planet Earth' Washington Post

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Nora Roberts - The World's Greatest Storyteller Cilla McGowan - granddaughter of movie goddess Janet Hardy - has fled the cut-throat world of Hollywood for the peace and quiet of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Cilla restores houses for a living and has always dreamed of returning her grandmother's country retreat to its former glory. But a tragedy haunts the old farmhouse, and Cilla's restoration project is stirring up old scandals along with the dust and cobwebs. As Cilla begins to dig deeper into her grandmother's mysterious death thirty years ago, events take a darker turn. Someone in town is determined to keep the truth buried - at any cost. Cilla's new neighbour Ford Sawyer wants to help - but Ford is exactly the kind of man Cilla is running from . . . 'Nora Roberts is a superstar' New York Times 'The most successful novelist on Planet Earth' Washington Post

Author Biography

Nora Roberts is the author of more than 150 New York Times bestsellers, with more than 300 million copies of her books in print. Under the pen name J. D. Robb, she is author of the bestselling futuristic suspense series. Visit her website at www.nora-roberts.co.ukPrevious Books:Vision in White, Tribute, Angels Fall, Northern Lights, Montana Sky, The Villa

Review

'Sheer entertainment' [GUARDIAN]'A truly great read' [BELLA]'You can't bottle wish fulfillment, but Nora Roberts certainly knows how to put it on the page' [NEW YORK TIMES]'A consistently entertaining writer' [USA TODAY]

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Sometimes those closest to us can do the most harm... The granddaughter of world famous movie star Janet Hardy, Cilla McGowan has long accepted that her own talents lie elsewhere. She's persuaded her mother to sell Little Farm, which was Hardy s retreat from the cut-throat world of Hollywood. Cilla is determined to restore the house to its former glory, in tribute to her grandmother. Janet Hardy was a screen legend - glamorous, brilliant and deeply troubled - and she died in mysterious circumstances at the farm. As Cilla settles in, she finds herself dreaming of the grandmother she never really knew and wondering exactly what happened to her. But someone else in the community wants Cilla to leave the past alone, and soon she becomes the target of several brutal acts. Together with her neighbour, Ford Sawyer, she must find out who is threatening her and why...

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* 'Sheer entertainment' GUARDIAN* 'A truly great read' BELLA* 'You can't bottle wish fulfillment, but Nora Roberts certainly knows how to put it on the page' NEW YORK TIMES'A consistently entertaining writer' USA TODAY

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The brand new bestseller from Nora Roberts, published simultaneously with the US edition

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