The Exile of Sara Stevenson

The Exile of Sara Stevenson
Author: Darci Hannah
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-07-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345520556

In 1814, Sara Stevenson, the well-bred but high-spirited daughter of celebrated Scottish lighthouse designer Robert Stevenson, falls in love with a common sailor, Thomas Crichton. On the day of their clandestine elopement, Thomas mysteriously disappears, leaving Sara heartbroken, secretly pregnant, and at the mercy of her overbearing family. Refusing to relinquish her hopes that Thomas will someday return to her, Sara is banished to an eerie lighthouse on lonely and remote Cape Wrath. There she meets William Campbell, the reclusive yet dashing light-keeper who incites her ire—and interest. Soon Sara begins to accept her life on the cape and her growing attraction to William—until a mystifying package from an Oxford antiquarian arrives, giving intriguing clues to Thomas’s whereabouts. Through her correspondence with the antiquarian, Sara slowly uncovers the story of her beloved’s fate. But what she doesn’t immediately grasp is that these letters travel an even greater distance than she could have imagined—as the boundaries between time and space unravel to forge an incredible connection between a woman and a man many years apart. From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Exile of Sara Stevenson

The Exile of Sara Stevenson
Author: Darci Hannah
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2016-10-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781539515814

A Stunning new second edition of Darci Hannah's timeless classic! Extraordinary. Gripping. Unforgettable.This is a book you want to read! A historic Scottish Setting. A lighthouse on the edge of nowhere. A young woman searching for the man she loves while placed in the care of a man she distrusts. And a touch of eerie Gothic flavor. This is a must read for every romantic! "This is a stunning debut: a haunting, extraordinary tale told by a born storyteller who combines humor, heartbreak, and real suspense."-Bernard Cornwell, New York Times bestselling author "The Exile of Sara Stevenson gathers force and delivers an atmospheric tale of love, passion, and loyalty."-Laurel Corona, author of The Mapmaker's Daughter In 1814, Sara Stevenson, the high-spirited daughter of celebrated Scottish lighthouse engineer, Robert Stevenson, disgraces her family by falling in love with the young sailor, Thomas Crichton. The two lovers embark on a clandestine affair and decide to elope, but on the day of their elopement Thomas fails to show up as planned, leaving Sara heartbroken and at the mercy of her overbearing family. Learning of their daughter's fallen state, and seeing that Sara is unwilling to give up her obsession with the sailor, the Stevensons banish their daughter to the eerie outpost of Cape Wrath, the setting of their most desolate lighthouse. There Sara is forced to live with the dashing, reclusive light-keeper, William Campbell, a man rife with dark secrets. While Sara continues to search for Thomas, she becomes more entangled with the unsettling lightkeeper. And just when she's about to give up hope of ever finding her young lover again, a mystifying package arrives containing Thomas's treasured pocket watch. Clinging to hope, Sara continues to correspond with the sender, an antiquarian from Oxford. And what she learns from this extraordinary stranger will not only help her unravel the mystery of Thomas's untimely disappearance, but also compel her to face her feelings for William Campbell, a man with demons of his own, and a growing love for the beautiful young woman placed in his care. COMING SOONFrom author Darci HannahTHOMAS CRICHTONThe story of the other side of THE EXILE OF SARA STEVENSONIf you loved Sara's story, you're going to want to read this remarkable adventure!

Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies

Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies
Author: Darci Hannah
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2018-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0738758485

Crime with a Slice of Cherry Pie Cherry enthusiast Whitney Bloom is furiously baking her way into the heart of Chicago with her fabulous cherry pies when she receives a desperate call from her mother. The annual Cherry Blossom Festival has just kicked off at the Cherry Orchard Inn in Door County, Wisconsin, and the manager of the Bloom family orchard has been found dead beneath the cherry blossoms. Worse yet, all evidence points to Whitney's father as the killer. After she races home to help, things really land in the pits for Whitney when she discovers that Jack MacLaren, her old high school nemesis, is Cherry Cove's only police officer. Putting her cherry-tastic treats on hold, Whitney matches wits against Jack. But will she have what it takes to clear her father's name and sift out the real Cherry Cove killer? "The first in an amusing new series features a fearless, reckless sleuth who unravels a complicated mystery while juggling her sex life and her future plans."—Kirkus Reviews "Whitney is a well-drawn, sympathetic character, and the small-town frame, with a close-knit community and a cherry orchard, will appeal to cozy readers who enjoy Joanne Fluke's Hannah Swensen mysteries."—Booklist "Hannah displays... talent."—Publishers Weekly "Great fun and extremely well-written. The crime, the characters—everything comes together...an extremely "tasty" story you will definitely devour in one sitting."—Suspense Magazine

Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off

Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off
Author: Darci Hannah
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149673176X

Tucked away inside an old lighthouse in Beacon Harbor, Michigan, bakeshop café owner Lindsey Bakewellis ready to make her first Christmas in town shine bright. But her merry plans crumble fast when murder appears under the mistletoe . . . With the spirit of the holidays wafting through the Beacon Bakeshop, Lindsey thinks she has the recipe for the sweetest Christmas ever—winning the town-wide cookie bake-off. Unfortunately, striving for a picture-perfect December in Beacon Harbor is a lot like biting into stale shortbread. Low on staff and bombarded by visits from family, Lindsey can barely meet demands at work, let alone summon the confidence to face fierce competition . . . Self-appointed Christmas know-it-all Felicity Stewart is determined to take the top spot in the bake‐off, and she’s not afraid to dump a little coal in everyone’s stocking to do it. Just as the competition heats up, everything falls apart when the judge is found dead—and covered in crumbs from Lindsey’s signature cookie! Solving a murder was never on Lindsey’s wish list. But with her reputation on the line during the happiest time of the year, she’ll need to bring her best talents to the table in order to sift out the true Christmas Cookie culprit. Includes Delicious Recipes!

Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop

Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop
Author: Darci Hannah
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496731751

After catching her celebrity chef fiancé sizzling in the arms of another woman, Lindsey Bakewell left big city Wall Street for small town Beacon Harbor, Michigan to pursue her own passion as a pastry baker—and gets mixed up in someone’s sweet taste of revenge . . . More interested in kneading dough than adding it up, Lindsey’s breakup inspired her to set up the shop she always wanted in a place that always made her happy. She’d spent many childhood summers near this beach community and converting the old run-down lighthouse into a bakery café and home offers a perfect fresh start for Lindsey and her devoted Newfoundland dog, Wellington. But not everyone in town has a sweet tooth. The preservation society won’t have the lighthouse’s history sugar coated by lattes and cakes—and a protest group crashes Lindsey’s Memorial Day opening. Then her ex-fiancé Jeffrey Plank and his girlfriend Mia Long arrive to trash the place. In the ensuing chaos Mia chokes on a donut and dies. An autopsy reveals cyanide in Mia’s bloodstream and Lindsey is the police’s prime suspect. To clear her name, she’s going to need to combine ingredients found in the town’s checkered past to uncover the identity of a desperate killer . . . Includes Delicious Recipes! Advance praise for MURDER AT THE BEACON BAKESHOP “Darci Hannah mixes spicy characters, a sweet bakeshop, and a possibly haunted lighthouse into a charming beachfront Michigan village and serves up a mystery as delectable as the bakeshop’s treats and as twisty as the lighthouse stairs." —Ginger Bolton, author of Boston Scream Murder

The Monster in the Box

The Monster in the Box
Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439150338

From the author called the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world ("Time") comes her newest novel featuring Inspector Wexford.

The Angel of Blythe Hall

The Angel of Blythe Hall
Author: Darci Hannah
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345520564

Returning to her ancestral home on the Borders in 1492, Scottish heiress Isabeau Blythe resolves to restore clan peace and avoid the angel relationships that ruined her father and brother, an effort that is compromised by a ruthless knight, her angel-hunting brother and wild visions of an alluring man. Original.

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Publisher: Tinder Press
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2009-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755372263

From the Costa Award winning, bestselling author of THIS MUST BE THE PLACE and I AM, I AM, I AM, comes an intense, breathtakingly accomplished story of a woman's life stolen, and reclaimed. 'Unputdownable' Ali Smith Edinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox family is having trouble with its youngest daughter. Esme is outspoken, unconventional, and repeatedly embarrasses them in polite society. Something will have to be done. Years later, a young woman named Iris Lockhart receives a letter informing her that she has a great-aunt in a psychiatric unit who is about to be released. Iris has never heard of Esme Lennox and the one person who should know more, her grandmother Kitty, seems unable to answer Iris's questions. What could Esme have done to warrant a lifetime in an institution? And how is it possible for a person to be so completely erased from a family's history?

Cherry Scones & Broken Bones

Cherry Scones & Broken Bones
Author: Darci Hannah
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2019-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0738758507

At the Cherry Orchard Inn, "Cherry scones to die for" turns out to be all too true Tainted by a recent murder, the Cherry Orchard Inn is struggling to attract guests—until celebrated portrait painter Silvia Lumiere books a room for the summer. Whitney Bloom, the inn's new manager, can't believe her good luck. Between her scrumptious cherry scones and the painter's remarkable talent, the inn swiftly becomes the center of the Cherry Cove art scene. However, all is not the bowl of cherries it appears. There's a rotten core in the portrait painter that only Whitney and her friends can see. And just as Whitney's baking skills and patience are pushed to their limits, another death occurs at the inn. With all fingers pointing at her, Whitney realizes it will take all her cherry-tastic talents to bake her way out of this one. Includes recipes!