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In the Shadow of Lakecrest By Elizabeth Blackwell


In the Shadow of Lakecrest
By Elizabeth Blackwell

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #11 in eBooks
  • Published on: 2017-02-01
  • Released on: 2017-02-01
  • Format: Kindle eBook
The year is 1928. Kate Moore is looking for a way out of the poverty and violence of her childhood. When a chance encounter on a transatlantic ocean liner brings her face-to-face with the handsome heir to a Chicago fortune, she thinks she may have found her escape—as long as she can keep her past concealed.
After exchanging wedding vows, Kate quickly discovers that something isn’t quite right with her husband—or her new family. As Mrs. Matthew Lemont, she must contend with her husband’s disturbing past, his domineering mother, and his overly close sister. Isolated at Lakecrest, the sprawling, secluded Lemont estate, she searches desperately for clues to Matthew’s terrors, which she suspects stem from the mysterious disappearance of his aunt years before. As Kate stumbles deeper into a maze of family secrets, she begins to question everyone’s sanity—especially her own. But just how far will she go to break free of this family’s twisted past?

Editorial Reviews

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“…expertly crafted…The simmering undercurrent that something ominous is about to happen runs throughout the entire novel, resulting in a true page-turner.” Publishers Weekly


About the Author
Elizabeth Blackwell is the author of While Beauty Slept. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she lives outside Chicago with her family and piles of books she is absolutely, positively going to read someday. Read more

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