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Womenâs
Fiction/Contemporary Romance
Fiction/Contemporary Romance
Date
Published: 6/18/2019
Published: 6/18/2019
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Sometimes
love is just too powerful for one lifetimeâŚ
MOVING
TO A SMALL TOWN in Virginia is a big change for New York socialite Katie
McCain. But when she stumbles across an abandoned 200-year-old mansion, sheâs
enthralled by the enduring beauty of the neglected estateâand captivated by the
haunting portrait of a woman in mourning.
TO A SMALL TOWN in Virginia is a big change for New York socialite Katie
McCain. But when she stumbles across an abandoned 200-year-old mansion, sheâs
enthralled by the enduring beauty of the neglected estateâand captivated by the
haunting portrait of a woman in mourning.
Purchasing
the property on a whim, Katie attempts to fit in with the colorful characters
in the town of New Hope, while trying to unravel the mystery of the âwidow of
Lacewood.â As she pieces together the previous ownerâs heartrending story,
Katie uncovers secrets the house has held for centuries, and discovers the key
to coming to terms with her own sense of loss.
the property on a whim, Katie attempts to fit in with the colorful characters
in the town of New Hope, while trying to unravel the mystery of the âwidow of
Lacewood.â As she pieces together the previous ownerâs heartrending story,
Katie uncovers secrets the house has held for centuries, and discovers the key
to coming to terms with her own sense of loss.
The
past and present converge when hometown hero Will Durham returns and begins his
own healing process by helping the âcity girlâ restore the place that holds so
many memories. As the mystic web of destiny is woven, a love story that might
have been lost forever is exposed, and a destiny that has been waiting in the
shadows for centuries is fulfilled.
past and present converge when hometown hero Will Durham returns and begins his
own healing process by helping the âcity girlâ restore the place that holds so
many memories. As the mystic web of destiny is woven, a love story that might
have been lost forever is exposed, and a destiny that has been waiting in the
shadows for centuries is fulfilled.
Part
love story, part ghost story, Lacewood is a timeless novel about trusting in
fate, letting go of the past, and believing in things that canât be seen.
love story, part ghost story, Lacewood is a timeless novel about trusting in
fate, letting go of the past, and believing in things that canât be seen.
A
powerful and poignant tale that vividly conveys the heartache of war, the
tragedy of loss, and the fulfillment of destinyâŚeven when souls are separated
by centuries. Lacewood takes readers on a journey that connects the past with
the presentâand the present with eternity.
powerful and poignant tale that vividly conveys the heartache of war, the
tragedy of loss, and the fulfillment of destinyâŚeven when souls are separated
by centuries. Lacewood takes readers on a journey that connects the past with
the presentâand the present with eternity.
Turning
in a circle, Katie studied the room again. Faded wallpaper curled and peeled
above the dusty wainscoting, but the walls themselves appeared sturdy. On the
far side of the entryway, and dominating the wall, stood a mammoth fireplace
with an ornately carved hearth. And above the mantle hung a captivating
painting of a woman in nineteenth-century dress.
in a circle, Katie studied the room again. Faded wallpaper curled and peeled
above the dusty wainscoting, but the walls themselves appeared sturdy. On the
far side of the entryway, and dominating the wall, stood a mammoth fireplace
with an ornately carved hearth. And above the mantle hung a captivating
painting of a woman in nineteenth-century dress.
âWho
is she?â
is she?â
The
sheriff turned to the dusty, sun-bleached portrait in the heavy carved guilt
frame. âOne of the previous owners, they say.â He shrugged. âThe family history
kind of got lost with the house. Everyone around here calls her the Widow of
Lacewood.â
sheriff turned to the dusty, sun-bleached portrait in the heavy carved guilt
frame. âOne of the previous owners, they say.â He shrugged. âThe family history
kind of got lost with the house. Everyone around here calls her the Widow of
Lacewood.â
Katie
stood spellbound. The woman was dressed completely in black, but the
magnificence of the gown gave the impression of sophistication and class. Her
chin was slightly elevated as if to project strength, yet there was more than a
hint of sorrow and pain in her eyes.
stood spellbound. The woman was dressed completely in black, but the
magnificence of the gown gave the impression of sophistication and class. Her
chin was slightly elevated as if to project strength, yet there was more than a
hint of sorrow and pain in her eyes.
âShe
looks so sad.â Katie spoke without removing her gaze. âAnd so young. How could
she be a widow?â
looks so sad.â Katie spoke without removing her gaze. âAnd so young. How could
she be a widow?â
The
sheriff had already started to walk away, but he turned back and glanced at the
painting. âNot sure, but they say she never remarried. Sheâs the one out in the
cemetery, too, I reckon.â
sheriff had already started to walk away, but he turned back and glanced at the
painting. âNot sure, but they say she never remarried. Sheâs the one out in the
cemetery, too, I reckon.â
Katieâs
heart suddenly struggled to beat. The anguish in the womanâs eyes kept her
riveted. She could see the pain. Feel a heart ripped apart. Something was
missing that could never be replaced. Katie had felt such loss before. In a
way, thatâs why she was here.
heart suddenly struggled to beat. The anguish in the womanâs eyes kept her
riveted. She could see the pain. Feel a heart ripped apart. Something was
missing that could never be replaced. Katie had felt such loss before. In a
way, thatâs why she was here.
âYou
coming?â
coming?â
Katie
heard the sheriff calling from the next room, and turned to follow. With one
quick glance back, she noticed particles of dust now swirled and danced in a
shaft of light, almost like a living thing. Her breath caught in her throat as
the dust seemed to materialize into the form of a woman, her eyes dull with the
same tortured despair and disbelief as the one in the portrait.
heard the sheriff calling from the next room, and turned to follow. With one
quick glance back, she noticed particles of dust now swirled and danced in a
shaft of light, almost like a living thing. Her breath caught in her throat as
the dust seemed to materialize into the form of a woman, her eyes dull with the
same tortured despair and disbelief as the one in the portrait.
Katie
jerked her head around for a closer look and blinked. The woman was gone.
jerked her head around for a closer look and blinked. The woman was gone.
Jessica
James believes in honor, duty, and true loveâand thatâs what she writes about
in her award-winning novels that span the ages from the Revolutionary War to
modern day.
James believes in honor, duty, and true loveâand thatâs what she writes about
in her award-winning novels that span the ages from the Revolutionary War to
modern day.
She
is a three-time winner of the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction, and
has won more than a dozen other literary awards, including a Readers’ Favorite
International Book Award and a Gold Medal from the Military Writers Society of
America. Her novels have been used in schools and are available in hundreds of
libraries including Harvard and the U.S. Naval Academy.
is a three-time winner of the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction, and
has won more than a dozen other literary awards, including a Readers’ Favorite
International Book Award and a Gold Medal from the Military Writers Society of
America. Her novels have been used in schools and are available in hundreds of
libraries including Harvard and the U.S. Naval Academy.
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