Silk And Secrets
by Linda Madl

After an unfortunate prank on her part embarrasses her family, American Alyssa Lockhart is shipped off to her distant country cousins in Cornwall. Arriving at Penridge Hall, Alyssa finds the mood at the estate to be quite somber since the Trevell family is still mourning the death of Alistair Trevell. Even though the official verdict was that Alistair died of food poisoning, Alyssa hears rumors hinting that Alastair was murdered, with the most likely suspect being Alistair's cousin, Harris, who recently returned from India and has inherited the title and the estate. Alyssa manages to befriend Alistair's hostile young daughter, Meggie, only to be put in the position of having to promise the young girl that Harris did not murder her father. Now Alyssa must find a way to prove to both Meggie and herself that Harris, the man she is slowly falling in love with, is not a killer. A complex, resourceful young heroine slowly unravels a tangled murder in this quietly compelling historical.

Other Books by Linda Madl

Speak of Love

Trespassing Time

A Tender Magic

Magically Delicious Kisses

Timeless Autumn

Linda Madl's Bio

Linda Madl's first historical romance came out in 1989, SWEET RANSOM from Pocket Books. As a writer Madl has been active in the St. Louis Writers Guild (past president), Women in Communications, Romance Writers of America, Novelists Inc., and Author's Guild. She has presented programs and workshops at numerous meetings including the 2000 RWA Region 2 conference in Omaha and the 1999 RWA national conference in Chicago. Born and raised in Kansas, Madl is a graduate of Paola High School and Baker University. Currently, she is at work on novel number ten and resides with her husband, daughter, dog, and parakeet in the Kansas Flint Hills. She fills her non-writing hours with family, friends, travel, and gardening.