June 2009 Book of the Month.

A consistently good author delivers another highly addictive read of a thespian family with the daughter leaving that world and going into renovating property.  She has a gloriously sexy neighbour who she falls for and when things go badly wrong, he’s there for her.  This is romantic suspense at its best.

Comparison: Sandra Brown, Nicholas Sparks.

Synopsis

Sometimes those closest to us can do the most harm . . .

The granddaughter of world famous movie star Janet Hardy, Cilla McGowan has long accepted that her own talents lie elsewhere. She's persuaded her mother to sell Little Farm, which was Hardy’s retreat from the cut-throat world of Hollywood. Cilla is determined to restore the house to its former glory, in tribute to her grandmother.

Janet Hardy was a screen legend - glamorous, brilliant and deeply troubled - and she died in mysterious circumstances at the farm. As Cilla settles in, she finds herself dreaming of the grandmother she never really knew and wondering exactly what happened to her. But someone else in the community wants Cilla to leave the past alone, and soon she becomes the target of several brutal acts. Together with her neighbour, Ford Sawyer, she must find out who is threatening her and why . . .

Reviews

‘Sheer entertainment’ Guardian

‘A truly great read’ Bella

‘You can’t bottle wish fulfillment, but Nora Roberts certainly knows how to put it on the page' New York Times

‘A consistently entertaining writer’ USA Today

About the Author

With more than 280 million copies of her books in print and over a hundred New York Times bestsellers to date, Nora Roberts is indisputably the most celebrated and beloved women’s fiction writer today. She is also the author of the bestselling ‘In Death’ suspense series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation