![]() He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something. The mystery of Abigail Lowery intrigues local police chief Brooks Gleason, on both a personal and a professional level. Unfortunately, that seems to be the quickest way to get attention in a tiny southern town. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. Her own security is supplemented by a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. A freelance programmer, she works at home designing sophisticated security systems. Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. The events that followed changed her life forever. Passion and obsession, humor and heart flow together in a novel about two people opening themselves up to the truth-and to each other."Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth Fitch finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. He and Abra will become entangled in a centuries-old net of rumors and half-truths that could pull them under the thunderous waters of Whiskey Beach. But Bluff House's many mysteries are a siren song to someone intent on destroying Eli and reaping the rewards. He begins to count on Abra for far more than her cooking, cleaning, and massage skills, and starts to feel less like a victim-and more like the kind of man who can finally solve the murder of his wife and clear his name. She is a woman with an open heart and a wide embrace, and no one is safe from her special, some would say overbearing, brand of nurturing-including Eli. While Eli's beloved grandmother is in Boston, recuperating from a nasty fall, Abra Walsh has cared for Bluff House, among her other jobs as yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist. And though there was never enough evidence to have him arrested, his reputation is in tatters as well as his soul. A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigation after being accused of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. To the residents of Whiskey Beach, it's landmark and legend. To summer tourists, it's the crown jewel of the town's stunning scenery. And Abigail Lowery, who has built a life based on security and self-control, is at risk of losing both.įor more than three hundred years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore-and its secrets. Accustomed to two-bit troublemakers, Gleason is about to walk into the sights of very powerful and dangerous men. He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something, even if he doesn't know what-and that her elaborate defenses hide a story that must be revealed. Her sharp, logical mind, her secretive nature, her unromantic viewpoints leave him fascinated but frustrated. ![]() Two Nora Roberts titles together for the first time in one collectionĭaughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive.
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