false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171683714m/114159.jpg 114159 24 From #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Nora Roberts comes the first novel in the new <i>In the Garden</i> trilogy. Against the backdrop of a house steeped in history and a thriving new gardening business, three women unearth the memories of the past and uncover a dangerous secret-finding in each other the courage to take chances and embrace the future. Trying to escape the ghosts of the past, young widow Stella Rothchild, along with her two energetic little boys, has moved back to her roots in southern Tennessee-and into her new life at Harper House and In the Garden nursery. She isn't intimidated by the house-nor its mistress, local legend Roz Harper. Despite a reputation for being difficult, Roz has been nothing but kind to Stella, offering her a comfortable new place to live and a challenging new job as manager of the flourishing nursery. As Stella settles comfortably into her new life, she finds a nurturing friendship with Roz and with expectant mother Hayley. And she discovers a fierce attraction with ruggedly handsome landscaper Logan Kitridge But someone isn't happy about the budding romance...the Harper Bride. As the women dig into the history of Harper House, they discover that grief and rage have kept the Bride's spirit alive long past her death. And now, she will do anything to destroy the passion that Logan and Stella share... 1615607 book 2 12 2004 Blue Dahlia (In The Garden trilogy #1) total:4748|5:1543|4:1694|3:1263|2:214|1:34| 4748 18742 6013 249 4 3 false false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 18:22:20 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 09:35:22 -0700 2008 3 4 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 10:10:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 17:38:56 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 15:50:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 15:50:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false true Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 12:29:22 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 11 19:23:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 03:16:49 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 03:20:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 17:00:25 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 14:04:25 -0800 2009 3 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 08:39:48 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 08:41:29 -0800 2009 Then fast forward to Michigan 2001, where Stella Rothchild, thirty something mother of two young boys, be...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Feb 18 11:02:58 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 11:02:58 -0800 2009
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I thought the beginning was rather slow, but it picked up a...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 23:25:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 23:37:57 -0800 2009 there is a Ghost for namesake..but there is no horror...
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