Bibliograph

Type

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After the shadows, Amanda Cabot

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

After the shadows

Responsibility statement

Amanda Cabot

Series statement

Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing, [1]

Summary

"A young widow returns to her hometown in Texas Hill Country, never dreaming that the new schoolteacher holds the key both to the mystery surrounding her father's death-and to her heart"--, Provided by publisherEmily Leland sheds no tears when her abusive husband is killed in a bar fight, but she arrives back home in Sweetwater Crossing to discover her father has died under mysterious circumstances. Then the house where the new schoolteacher and his son are supposed to board burns, leaving them homeless. When Emily proposes turning the family home into a boardinghouse, her sister is so incensed that she leaves town. Her family name sullied by controversy, Emily is determined to solve the mystery of her father's death-- and to aid Craig Ferguson, despite her fears of men. The widowed schoolmaster proves to be a devoted father, an innovative teacher, and an unexpected ally. Can they unmask a killer and escape the shadows of their own pasts in order to forge a brighter future? -- adapted from back cover

Target audience

adult

Classification