He’s difficult but honest, brash but considerate-and undeniably sexy. Despite a reputation for being difficult, Roz Harper has been nothing but kind to Stella, offering her a comfortable place to live and a challenging new job as manager of the flourishing In the Garden nursery.Īs Stella settles comfortably into her new life, she finds a nurturing friendship with Roz and expectant mother Hayley and a fierce attraction to ruggedly handsome landscaper Logan Kitridge.

She isn’t intimidated by Harper House-nor by its mistress. 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 for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night… Love and loss broke her mind, and in her madness, she will stop at nothing to destroy the new passion that Logan and Stella have found.Synopsis: Against the backdrop of a house steeped in history and a thriving new gardening business, three women unearth the memories of the past in the first novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts' In the Garden Trilogy.Ī Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. Against the backdrop of a house steeped in history and a thriving new gardening business, three women unearth the memories of the past in the first novel in 1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts’ In the. Listen to bestselling audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. This tantalizing fictional series of books kicked off with the release of the novel Blue Dahlia. Listen to Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts with a free trial. More than that, Stella feels an instant attraction to 'In the Garden's' landscaper, Logan Kitridge, who gets under her skin and makes her feel truly alive for the first time in years.īut there is someone at Harper House who isn't happy about Stella's growing feelings for Logan - the Harper Bride, an unidentified woman whose grief and rage have kept her spirit alive long past the death of her body. Nora Roberts is the author of the In the Garden series.

She even has a new friend in Hayley Phillips, the feisty young pregnant woman who turns up at Harper House, Stella's new home, looking for a job. Stella's got a great job managing successful nursery 'In the Garden' and an interesting boss and landlady in local legend Roz Harper. Her two energetic young sons are thriving in their new school. Recently widowed, Stella Rothchild is no stranger to the ghosts of the past, but the move from Michigan back to her roots near Memphis, Tennessee is supposed to be about the future. A haunting and intense novel of desire and destiny - book one of Nora Roberts' much-loved classic series, the 'In the Garden' trilogy

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