Shauna Travis, a talented young painter, is thrilled when she is among those chosen by an eccentric millionaire to spend the summer at High Cliff, a haven for promising artists. All of Shauna's expens
Leslie Pennington loved working as a live-in typist for Lavinia Anderson, who was writing a fascinating novel. But from the first, Leslie felt strangely unwelcome at Lavinia's house. Eyes often seemed
As Anna Bradshaw drove to Seawind, a big stone house on the ocean, she looked forward to a vacation of sunshine, swimming, and fresh sea air. She did not know about the persistent rumors of phantom li
"You've got to help me. Please, please come and help me!" That was the telephone message Jennifer Parrish got from her sister, Carrie. But when Jennifer dashed to her sister's Texas mansion, Carrie's
After she was jilted by her fiance, Sheri Huston eagerly accepted an invitation from an artist friend of her mother's to spend the summer in a small seaside town. Sheri liked her mother's friend, Jene
Rikki Grant needed a vacation. That was one of the reasons she went to Key Flamingo to help an old family friend, Aunt Clara Dennison, prepare for a move to the mainland. Rikki loved the small Florida
Colleen Evans expected to spend a quiet, dreamlike vacation in a rustic cabin on beautiful Lake Topaz. Instead, she found herself living a nightmare. It began with a ransacked kitchen, ominous warning
"The woods can be dangerous," Burke Dumont, a temperamental theater producer, warns Cathy Foster soon after she arrives at Shelters, her father's ominous, isolated house. Burke is just one of the acqu
As far back as she can remember, Marcia Carpenter has secretly adored darkly handsome Gregg Spaniard, son of the wealthy owner of the mist-covered mansion known as Windcliff. And Windcliff itself, loc
Lisa Evans is stunned when she inherits a huge house and a small fortune from Blanche Holland, her late grandmother's friend. That summer Lisa becomes a celebrity in her hometown of Devon Falls, New H
Something was wrong. Lori Hudson could feel it as soon as she set foot in The House of the Crying Winds, her Aunt Hannah's recently acquired hotel. But she had come to help her aunt run the place, and
The moment Jane Stewart entered The Towers, she sensed it—the whisper of evil that seemed to permeate the very air of the huge, isolated old house. But she told herself to ignore it. For Jane had a jo
Dark, mysterious Ravenwing... It was the terrifying house that had long haunted Anne Brannon's dreams. And when she inherited the place, she was determined to sell it to pay up some family debts. As s
Fearless, independent Kelly Morgan was always ready to meet new challenges. But her self confidence quickly turned to terror when she became a temporary secretary to charming Emory Dearborn at his man
When Whitney Coleman agreed to manage Heron Lodge for several months, she wondered if she could handle the upkeep, the meal-planning, and a million other chores. Yet she performed all her normal dutie
It had been a bad year for Paula Darnell. First she had been deceived by the young man she had loved deeply. Then her employer had gone bankrupt, leaving her without a job. So when Paula’s long-lost A
Kristi Farley, a talented young painter, is pleasantly surprised when she's invited to spend a month at Greenbrier, a luxurious estate in Vermont. Celia Gordon, the owner of Greenbrier and a patron of
Holly Jackson is thrilled when she gets a chance to design costumes for Deadly Windows, a gothic mystery-drama to be given at the Black Mountain Theater in Colorado. Though she has been involved with
Ever since she was a little girl, Dana Hanson had been fascinated by Stormcrest, the haughty old mansion that stood near the edge of a cliff, inaccessible and mysterious. When the wealthy Carmichael f
Hawkhaven. The very name sent a shiver of foreboding through Jill Manning. But she had agreed to spend her vacation there with Stephanie Kimble, an old acquaintance, and she meant to keep her word. Fr
