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'Brilliantly written ... Twisty, dark and witty. A total page turner!' Karen Hamilton I know many things about Larissa. I know what she eats, which must-have brands she applies to her face, and the price of each carefully selected ‘piece’ in her multi-million-pound home in Belgravia. Because...

"The dead can't hurt you. Only the living can." Effie Jones, a former slave who escaped to the Union side as a child, knows the truth of her words. Taken in by an army surgeon and his wife during the War, she learned to read and write, to tolerate the sight of blood and broken bodies - and to forget what is too painful to bear. Now a young freedwoman, she has returned south to New Orleans and earns her living as an embalmer, her steady hand and skillful incisions compensating for her white employer's shortcomings. 

When 13-year-old Gary Crockett hypnotizes Earl Lancaster, and Earl stands from his wheelchair, everything changes for both of them. Gary suspects Earl of lying about his paralysis, and Gary’s mom thinks Earl is sexy and a business genius. Before long, all three need to leave the town in a hurry. This coming of age tale is full of surprises and quirky characters, twisted circumstances, and weird resolutions.

Elizabeth Jeffries met and fell for Scott Taylor while she was working as his assistant. Even though they had their ups and downs, they realized that they had something special between them that they wanted to pursue. When Scott Taylor finally realized he was in love Elizabeth, someone else came along to claim her, bringing with him a surprise that would shock both of them.