Böcker av Beth Castrodale

After a run of misfortune, portrait artist Nilda Ricci could use a stroke of luck. She seems to get just that when she inherits a shadowy Victorian, designed by an architect whose works were said to influence the mind-- supposedly, in beneficial ways. At first, Nilda's new home delivers multiple gifts, including the unexpected appearance of a housekeeper who' d helped maintain the home for years. Also, Nilda finds herself falling for a handsome neighbor, a chemist whose herbal tonics boost her creativity to new heights. But as Nilda seeks revenge-by-painting against a contempt-worthy portrait subject, she begins having strange experiences in the house, making her wonder whether the place is haunted or whether its architect's intentions were less than benevolent. She also begins to suspect that her neighbor, and his gifts of tonics, aren't what they seem. All along, the housekeeper seems to be looking out for Nilda. But in time she reveals needs of her own, which may prove more powerful than anything in the house ... or beyond it.

The enemy of my enemy is my sister Career criminal Vic Doloro isn't the kind of guy you'd send a card to on Father's Day. Layla Shawn never has. She's spent most of her thirty-two years estranged from her father and haunted by the mysterious death of her mother.Then Vic dies, leaving Layla-an unemployed artist-a tempting inheritance of ill-gotten money. Urging her to take the money is Vic's other daughter, Bette, with whom Layla shares a troubled past. On a cross-country road trip, the two women mend fences, but Layla finds herself caught in the middle of an unsettled and lethal score between her father and a man who knows more than he should about her mother's death. As Layla zeroes in on the truth and wrestles with her own demons, she finds herself face to face with a killer.