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On Devonshire shores volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When the Duke and Duchess of Kent rent a nearby house for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal couple's male staff in their seaside cottage--but soon they realize they've invited mysterious secrets into their home. With the arrival of their new guests, the sisters face surprising romance and unexpected danger.
Author
Series
On Devonshire shores volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When their father's death leaves them impoverished, the Summers sisters open their home to guests to provide for their ailing mother. But instead of the elderly invalids they expect, they find themselves hosting eligible gentlemen. Sarah must confront her growing attraction to a mysterious widower, and Viola learns to heal her deeply hidden scars.
Author
Series
Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Amanda Rutherford's homecoming is complicated by thoughts of her future, but as she and her family wonder what God's plans are for them, He reveals His direction in unexpected ways, and all the secrets and mysteries of Heathersleigh Hall come to light.
Author
Series
Two rivers volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Ann Cleeves-New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows-returns with the extraordinary follow-up to The Long Call, in the Two Rivers series, soon to be a major TV series too. North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately...
Author
Series
Talyton St George volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
When she agrees to look after her best friend's veterinary practice in the English countryside, London veterinarian Maz Harwood must win over the locals, save her patients, and stay away from her rival's dashing son.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Jem Rosco-sailor, adventurer, and legend-blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. But just as abruptly as he arrived, Rosco disappears again, and soon his lifeless body is discovered in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own. This is an uncomfortable case for Detective Inspector Matthew Venn. Greystone is a place he visited...
Author
Series
Phyllida Bright mystery volume 1
Language
English
Description
Devon. Mallowan Hall combines the best of English tradition with the modern conveniences of 1930. The manor is home to archaeologist Max Mallowan and his famous wife, Agatha Christie. Housekeeper Phyllida Bright manages the large household, and is both loyal to and protective of the crime writer, who is as much friend as employer. Accustomed to murder and its methods as frequent topics of conversation, Phyllida is unprepared for the sight of a very...
Author
Series
Two rivers volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. Once loved and cherished, the day Matthew left the strict evangelical community he grew up in, he lost his family too. Now, as he turns and walks away again, he receives a call from one of his team. A body has been found on the beach nearby: a man with a tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to...
Author
Series
Father Christmas mystery volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When a performer at the annual Burns dinner at Thornford Regis is found dead under suspicious circumstances, town vicar Tom Christmas uncovers generations-old secrets in his quest for the truth.
Author
Series
Regency brides daughters of Aynsley volume 1
Publisher
Kregel, Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When the daughter of Viscount Aynsley encounters a fossil-hunting scientist and his sister, her assumptions about what is right are shaken. Will the trust they've withheld from each other end up tearing three lives apart?
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When he is sent back to the front, Emily volunteers as a "land girl," tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It's here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden. The journals inspire Emily, and in the wake of devastating news, they are her saving grace. Emily's lover has not only died a hero but has left her terrified--and with child. Since no one knows that...
Author
Series
Phyllida Bright mystery volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"A murder will occur tonight at Beecham House..." Who could resist such a compelling invitation? Of course, the murder in question purports to be a party game, and Phyllida looks forward to using some of the deductive skills she has acquired thanks to her employer, Mrs. Agatha, who is unable to attend in person. The hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Wokesley, are new to the area, and Phyllida gladly offers their own overwhelmed housekeeper some guidance while events...
Author
Series
Phyllida Bright mystery volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In England's stately manor houses, murder is not generally a topic for polite conversation. Mallowan Hall, home to Agatha Christie and her husband, Max, is the exception. And housekeeper Phyllida Bright delights in discussing gory plot details with her friend and employer. The neighboring village of Listleigh has also become a hub of grisly goings-on, thanks to a Murder Fête organized to benefit a local orphanage. Members of The Detection Club a...
Author
Series
Talyton St George volume 10
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
After years working with these beautiful animals, horse-trainer Flick has finally achieved her dream of becoming one of the few female blacksmiths in the country. Her first job is in Talyton St George. The little cottage on the green where she is staying is idyllic, and it feels like the fresh start she needs. But she soon finds she is having to work overtime to prove her abilities to the not-so-welcoming locals. One person very much on her side though...
Author
Series
Walk through England mystery volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Cozies
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Retired San Diego police inspector Rick "Chase" Chasen is still mourning the death of his longtime partner and tries to alleviate his depression by traveling to England for a walking tour of Devon with the Wanderers, a group of fellow Americans. He's eager to catch up with his old friend, a retired librarian, and meet new ones. Their tour guide is new to the company, and the travelers on the tour are excited to see north Devon. Business tycoon Ronald...
18) The Garden House
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In a church in the English countryside, family and friends have gathered to say farewell to Martin--a good man who died too soon. His daughter, El, moves into her father's cottage, hoping it will guide her where he no longer can. Her stepbrother, Will, is there to help her work through her grief--but nothing is straightforward once El begins to learn the truth that Martin was hiding. Julia loved Martin but is unable to mourn his death openly, as they...
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Language
English
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Description
Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. At Blackwater Abbey, on an island off the Devon coast, armaments manufacturer Lord Highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. Among the guests, two have been secretly dispatched from the intelligence service: Kate Cartwright,...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Her boyfriend has left her for his personal trainer, her mother has absconded with her latest husband for the holidays, and--adding insult to (literal) injury--her London apartment has just been destroyed by a gas leak. Single, mildly concussed and temporarily homeless, Charlie realizes there's only one place to go: Cozy Canine Cottages, where she'll spend the season looking after her cousin Jez's doggy day care center. And if she's not exactly a...
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