Stella and her boys quickly adapt to their new circumstances, and Stella also begins a relationship with local landscaper, Logan Kitridge. She accepts the position of manager at the local nursery, In the Garden, and agrees to live in the centuries-old mansion belonging to its owner, Roz Harper. And for a sensible woman like Stella, he may be just what she needs.Don't miss the other books in the In the Garden Trilogy: Black RoseRed Lily … ( more)įollowing the death of her husband, Stella Rothschild returns to her roots in Tennessee with her two young sons. He's difficult but honest, brash but considerate-and undeniably sexy. Despite a reputation for being difficult, Roz Harper has been nothing but kind to Stella, offering her a comfortable place to live and a challenging new job as manager of the flourishing In the Garden nursery.As Stella settles comfortably into her new life, she finds a nurturing friendship with Roz and expectant mother Hayley and a fierce attraction to ruggedly handsome landscaper Logan Kitridge. She isn't intimidated by Harper House-nor by its mistress. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night.Trying to escape the ghosts of the past, young widow Stella Rothchild, along with her two energetic little boys, has moved back to her roots in southern Tennessee.

A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. Against the backdrop of a house steeped in history and a thriving new gardening business, three women unearth the memories of the past in the first novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts' In the Garden Trilogy.

Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts