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Amethyst Dreams

by Phyllis A. Whitney · 1991

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Shining with intrigue, allure, and passionate suspense, Amethyst Dreamsis Phyllis Whitney at her most spectacular—a story bejeweled with hypnotic prose and spellbinding secrets. . . .

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Seeking shelter from her own broken dreams, Hallie Knight answers a cryptic plea for help from Nicholas Trench, the grandfather of her dearest friend. Susan mysteriously disappeared from home one night off North Carolina's historical Topsail Island—and Hallie is Nick's last hope of finding her.

But surrounding Nick is a family as headstrong as they are suspicious—for at the heart of the matter is a vast inheritance. And as Hallie is lured deeper into a mystery nestled in a quagmire of bitterness, dark betrayal, and subtle menace, she becomes certain of one thing: this sunny, seaside paradise harbors dangerous and profoundly shattering secrets. . . .

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
gothicgothicMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisNorth CarolinaNorth CarolinaMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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