Amanda Quick's Crystal Gardens
The first chapter opens with our main character, Evangeline Ames, getting out of bed in the middle of the night, ready to climb out her window to escape a killer. She heads for the only place she knows she might be safe, the eerie Crystal Gardens Manor. Successfully evading her would-be killer, she runs right into the new owner of the house, Lucas Sebastian. From here, they go on a wild ride of murders, treasure hunts and evading man-eating plants along with observing proprieties while engaging in romantic interludes of course. If you are a fan of Amanda Quick, then you won't be disappointed with this book. We have our feisty and independent heroine, Evangeline Ames, currently residing in Fern cottage next to Crystal Gardens. On holiday from her job as a paid companion in London, she suddenly finds herself in the middle of her own murder attempt while trying to investigate the secrets of Crystal Gardens. Then there is Lucas Sebastian, our d...