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She never wanted to return. He wants nothing more than for her to leave. But the fire between them is as strong as the past that haunts them. Annie Freemont grew up on the road, immersed in the romance of rare things, cultivating an eye for artifacts and a spirit for bargaining. It's a freewheeling life she loves and plans to continue--until her dad is diagnosed with dementia. His illness forces them to return to Moonhill, their ancestral home on the coast of Maine--and to the family they left behind fifteen years ago, after Annie's mother died in a suspicious accident. Once at Moonhill, Annie is shocked when her aunt separates her from her father. The next time Annie sees him, he's a bizarre, violent shadow of his former self. Confused, she turns to an unlikely ally for support--Chase, the dangerously seductive young groundskeeper. With his dark good looks and powerful presence, Chase has an air of mystery that Annie is irresistibly drawn to. But she also senses that behind his penetrating eyes are secrets she can't even begin to imagine. Secrets that hold the key to the past, to Annie's own longings--and to all of their futures. Now, to unlock them, she'll have to face her greatest fears and embrace her legacy... The Dark Heart Series Book 1
Author Notes
Pat Esden would love to say she spent her childhood in intellectual pursuits. The truth is she
was fonder of exploring abandoned houses and old cemeteries. When not out on her own adventures, she can be found in her northern Vermont home writing stories about brave, smart women and the men who capture their hearts. An antique-dealing florist by trade, she's also a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, and the League of Vermont Writers. Her short stories have appeared in a number of publications, including Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show, the Mythopoeic Society's Mythic Circle literary magazine, and George H. Scither's anthology Cat Tales. Visit her online at PatEsden.com.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Esden's deliciously dark debut, which opens a new adult paranormal series, introduces readers to a secretive family who are the caretakers of magic objects and the jailors of dangerous djinn. If the djinn were set free, they would wreak havoc across the world. Annie Freemont had an unconventional childhood, traveling with her antiques appraiser father and learning his craft after the death of her mother. Her father's abrupt descent into dementia forces them back to his family's gloomy home of Moonhill, on the coast of Maine, to undergo treatment. Chase, the estate's half-djinn caretaker, tries to warn Annie away from her father and Moonhill before she has to confront the danger that swirls around her. Though romance is a secondary plot to Annie unraveling her extended family's history and her determination to join their fight against the djinn, the connection between her and Chase provides enough heat to propel the series forward. Agent: Pooja Menon, Kimberly Cameron and Associates. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
In newcomer Esden's adult contemporary gothic, Annie Freemont, an aspiring art appraiser, takes her dad, who seems to be descending into dementia, to Moonhill, the old family home on the coast of Maine, where several family members still live. Annie has no memories of the family or the place where her mother died in a freak accident. Filled with antiques and treasures, Moonhill also features strange shadows and secret passages. Acting strangely and becoming threatening, Annie's father, who has always refused to be parted from the urn holding his wife's ashes, which they have carried with them for years, now forces Annie to dump her mother's cremains in the ocean, nearly killing her in the process. A hunky and mysterious groundskeeper adds romance to the tale, while a cousin who just wants to have fun incites trouble. A major and unexpected paranormal threat adds freshness to Esden's page-turner, and readers will be delighted that this is the first in her series, Dark Heart.--Herald, Diana Tixier Copyright 2016 Booklist