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"Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow took solace in the mystery stories she read with her devoted father--and soon she was writing them herself, slowly graduating to dark, violent, complex crime stories that reflected skill and imagination far beyond her years. After her father's early death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of the one she lost, and...

At seven, Gabriella Harrison believes, as she is told, that she is to blame for her mother’s rage–and her father’s failure to protect her. Her world is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal, and pain, where there is no safeguard and no safe haven to run to. Her only escape is through the stories she writes. But Gabriella is given her first reprieve when her mother abandons her to a convent. There, amid the quiet safety and hushed...

"Tras un divorcio demoledor, Hope Dunne ha logrado encontrar la fuerza necesaria para sobrevivir centrándose en su profesión, la fotografía. Desde el refugio de su loft neoyorquino, Hope se ha acostumbrado a la soledad y a sentir emociones sólo a través de su cámara. Pero todo su aparente equilibrio fluctuará cuando acepte un encargo inesperado y viaje a Londres para retratar a un famoso escritor, Finn O'Neill. Hope quedará cautivada por la...

"Melissa Henderson leads a quiet life. Once a bestselling author, she now pours all her energy into renovating a Victorian house in the foothills of rural New England. Six years ago, her life was derailed by tragedy and she stopped writing. The house has given her new purpose. When her beloved home appears on the news, Melissa receives a call from her estranged sister, Hattie. They were close once, but that was before Melissa withdrew from the world....