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It's 1699 in the coastal settlement of Fount Royal in the Carolinas when Rachel Howarth is sentenced to be hanged as a witch. She's been accused of murder, deviltry, and blasphemous sexual congress, and the beleaguered, God-fearing colonial village wants her dead. But Matthew Corbett, young clerk to the traveling magistrate summoned to Fount Royal to weigh the accusations, soon finds himself persuaded in favor of the beguiling young widow.

Stranded on the coast and with no more secrets between them, Michael and Bryony can finally get to know each other better. In fact, they’re both rather enjoying their mock honeymoon until Bryony finds out Michael has become a tourist attraction in exchange for their room and board. Outraged, she insists he return with her to her family’s Victorian farmhouse, where they’ll be able to live together in peace. It seems the perfect solution at first, but as Bryony has recently learned, things are seldom what they seem.

'Addictive. One of those books that you just cannot put down' ***** Reader Review Christmas 1979. Former TV reporter Adam Bailey is invited by his old flame Harriet and her husband, Sir Anthony, to Mulgrave Castle for the festivities. He reluctantly accepts, intrigued by their request for him to...

Das kleine Häuschen auf dem Land war ein echter Glücksfall, Friedel ist schwanger und Jakob hat endlich die nötige Ruhe, um an seinem zweiten Roman zu schreiben. Alles scheint perfekt. Nachdem Jakob jedoch eines Nachts von einem Tier angefallen und gebissen wird, gerät die Harmonie ins Wanken. Die Arbeit an seinem Buch verwirft er, sie passt ohnehin nicht zu seinen neu auftretenden, irritierenden Tagträumen. Viel interessanter scheinen ihm plötzlich die Sagen aus der Umgebung.