by Melanie Rawn (2009)
Something's not right in Pocahontas County where witchcraft is the family business of all the oldest clans. Churches are being burned down in mysterious arsons with a taint of magic on them. Sheriff Lachlan suspects that they have something to do with the new owners of the old Westmoreland plantation, now a very upscale inn full of sinister secrets and big-city newcomers.
Elisabeth Naughton
After her husband's death, a woman with amnesia discovers evidence of a missing child. She takes her young son and investigates, following clues to San Francisco and, eventually, to a previous husband and daughter, while teasing out clues to her missing memories and chaotic feelings.
Cynthia Rogerson
"Ania, a marriage guidance counsellor, thinks she understands love. Marriage is a partnership that can be managed; love is an aberration. But when she can't avoid the powerful draw of a strange Polish man, all of her rules will be turned upside down. Rose has reached her wits end with Harry: their marriage is reaching crisis point. Their son Sam thinks they're mad, but he is also learning the fickleness of love. Philosopher turned pizza-maker, Maciek, has escaped Poland to find solace from a love affair gone wrong. But life in a foreign country will soon become even more complicated as he is overcome by his feelings for a kind, yet married woman. Life in the Scottish village of Evanton may seem calm, but in the hearts of its residents lies turmoi. Separate lives intertwine to potentially disasterous effect as they all struggle to answer the universal question: what is love?"--Publisher description.
Donna Hill
"Journalist Zoie Crawford had to leave New Orleans to finally make her own life. Her grandmother, Claudia, inspired her to follow her dreams -- just as her mother, Rose, held on too tight. But with Claudia's passing, Zoie reluctantly returns home, where the past is written in the lonely corners of the bayou and the New South's supercharged corridors of power. And there she discovers a stunning, painstakingly kept secret -- one that could skyrocket her career, but destroy another woman's -- and change both their vastly different lives, for better or for much worse. Zoie has always put the truth first. Now, as the line between the personal and professional blurs, and she tries to understand her relatives' deception, she must face some tough questions. Is there a way to expose the truth and save those you love? And at what cost? Heartfelt, emotional, and revelatory, A House Divided is an unforgettable tale about making the hardest of choices, coming to terms with all you could lose -- and finding what forgiveness and family truly mean." -- From publisher's description.
Karen Robards
Thirty years ago a woman and her entire family went missing. When Lisa Grant is sent by her boss to organise the courthouse basement and finds the cold case she is horrified to discover the woman's photo looks just as she does now. Lisa is determined find out if there is a link but a series of catastrophes shatter everything she holds dear.