<div><B>In this time-slip romantic mystery, a captivating painting connects a young woman to her new artist beau&mdash;and to a Victorian diary full of haunting secrets.</B><BR />  <BR /> While visiting London&rsquo;s Tate Britain museum, Cori Keeling can&rsquo;t take her eyes off her favorite pre-Raphaelite painting: John Everett Millais&rsquo;s <I>Ophelia</I>. But it&rsquo;s Cori herself who catches the eye of gallery worker and aspiring artist Simon Daniels. He&rsquo;s immediately struck by Cori&rsquo;s resemblance to the red-haired beauty in the nineteenth-century masterwork.<BR />  <BR /> Though the painting draws Cori and Simon together, its Cori who becomes obsessed with its haunting subject. Her determination to learn more leads to a mysterious, century-old diary&mdash;one kept by a woman named Daisy who hid a shocking secret in its pages. The further Cori reads, the clearer it becomes that Daisy will stop at nothing to be heard&mdash;and that she&rsquo;s crying out for Cori to help her.<BR />  <BR /> As the ghosts of the past envelop Cori and Simon, they&rsquo;ll discover the truth about the girl in the painting, the woman in the diary&mdash;and Cori&rsquo;s own chilling connection to both of them.</div>

The Girl in the Painting

<div><B>A heartbroken woman retreats to the Yorkshire coast to explore turn-of-the-century art&mdash;and uncovers a ghostly secret&mdash;in this time-slip romantic mystery.</B><BR />  <BR /> Staying alone in the shadow of an abandoned manor house along the desolate coast of Yorkshire would be madness to some, but art enthusiast Lissy de Luca can&rsquo;t wait. After separating from her Italian photographer boyfriend, Stefano, Lissy could use a little isolation. Plus, she wants to study the Staithes Group&mdash;an artists&rsquo; commune active at the turn of the twentieth century.<BR />  <BR /> Lissy is fascinated by Sea Scarr Hall, but her research is interrupted by strange events and peculiar sightings. A lonely figure patrols the cove at night, while the discovery of a hidden painting leads Lissy to a chilling realization about the home&rsquo;s former occupants. And then there&rsquo;s the photograph of a girl; so beautiful . . . and so familiar.<BR />  <BR /> The occupants of Sea Scarr Hall may be gone, but they still have an important message for Lissy&mdash;and they&rsquo;ll do whatever it takes to make sure she gets it.</div>

The Girl in the Photograph

<div><B>On this romantic Halloween romp through the scariest places in Scotland, a young woman discovers that true love can weave a spell all its own.</B><BR />  <BR /> Young and pretty Nessa hates her full name&mdash;Agnes&mdash;which she inherited from her great-great grandmother. It makes her feel even more awkward than she already is. But she&rsquo;s starting to think she&rsquo;s inherited something much more interesting from her namesake.<BR />  <BR /> Family rumor has long said that Great-Great Granny Agnes was a real-life witch. And with the peculiar things happening around Agnes lately, she wonders if she&rsquo;s got a knack for witchery, too.<BR />  <BR /> First, there&rsquo;s the strange book she picks up in her local coffee shop as if she were meant to find it. Then, out of nowhere, her hunky next-door neighbor Ewan asks her to accompany him on a supernatural research trip through Scotland.<BR />  <BR /> It&rsquo;s a spooky, spirited journey&mdash;accompanied by a big black cat called Schubert&mdash;that will bring out the magic between Agnes and Ewan in a way neither would have expected . . .</div>

Every Witch Way

<div><B>&ldquo;Another fabulous supernatural read&rdquo; in which a long-buried mystery is revealed, and two unrequited lovers are bound by its danger (<I>Books and Me</I>).</B><BR />  <BR /> After her marriage and her life in London fall apart, Elodie Bright returns to Hartsford Hall to spend time with her childhood friend Alex. He&rsquo;s always been a rock for Elodie, and now that he&rsquo;s become the Earl of Hartsford, she throws herself into helping him renovate the old house and its grounds.<BR />  <BR /> After a freak storm damages the hall chapel and destroys the tomb of Georgiana Kerridge&mdash;Alex&rsquo;s ancestor from the 1700s&mdash;Elodie and Alex find a shocking discovery brought to light by the damaged crypt.<BR />  <BR /> Through a series of unusual incidents, they begin to piece together Georgiana&rsquo;s secret past involving a highwayman, a devastating betrayal, and a forbidden love so strong that it echoes through the ages&mdash;and awakens the hidden affections Elodie and Alex have long held for each other.</div>

Watch for Me by Moonlight

<div><B>A woman working over the holidays finds the gift of romance under the tree in this &ldquo;truly magical tale perfect for the festive season&rdquo; (<I>LittleMissNoSleep Daysdreams of Books</I>).</B><BR />  <BR /> As a wedding planner at Carrick Park Hotel, Ailsa McCormack is devoted to giving couples their perfect day. And in this case, that means organizing a Christmas Day wedding at the expense of her own holiday plans.<BR />  <BR /> Not that Ailsa minds. There&rsquo;s something special about Carrick Park during the festive season. And she&rsquo;s fascinated by its rich history and past occupants; particularly the beautiful and tragic Ella Carrick, whose striking portrait still hangs at the top of the stairs.<BR />  <BR /> Then an encounter with a tall, handsome, and strangely familiar man on Christmas Eve transforms Ailsa&rsquo;s lonely Christmas into a far more magical occasion than she could have ever imagined . . .</div>

A Little Bit of Christmas Magic

<div><B>A summer wedding, fifty cupcakes, and a man she thought she would never see again . . .</B><BR />  <BR /> When Joel Leicester walks into the hotel where Rosa Tempest works, she can hardly believe her bad luck. Out of all the hotels in North Yorkshire, the man who broke her heart would walk into Carrick Park!<BR />  <BR /> The last time Rosa saw Joel, it was after a whirlwind holiday when they&rsquo;d been greeted at his flat by a woman claiming to be his fianc&eacute;e. Rosa never stuck around to hear Joel&rsquo;s side of the story&mdash;but now, six years later, fate has another trick up its sleeve as a potentially disastrous summer wedding at Carrick Park can only be saved by Joel and Rosa working together . . .<BR />  <BR /> This contemporary romance set in England is part of Kirsty Ferry&rsquo;s delightful Tempest Sisters series, which can be enjoyed in any order.</div>

Summer at Carrick Park

<div><B>Moving between the present day and 1930s England, this compelling, romantic mystery reminds us that the past is never really the past . . .</B><BR />  <BR /> Aidan Edwards has always been fascinated by the life of his great-great-uncle Robert. A trip to Hartsford Hall, and an encounter with Cassie Aldrich, leads him closer to the truth about Robert Edwards, as he unravels the scandalous story of a bright young poet and a beautiful spirited aristocrat in the carefree twilight of the 1930s before the Second World War.<BR />  <BR /> But can Aidan find out what happened to Robert after the war&mdash;or will he have to accept that certain parts of his uncle&rsquo;s life will remain forever shrouded in mystery?<BR />  <BR /><I>The Hartsford Mysteries series can be read in any order.</I></div>

Watch for Me by Twilight

<div><B>How far would you go to be with the one you love at Christmas? A heartwarming holiday romance set in contemporary Scotland!</B><BR />  <BR /> Scotland&rsquo;s Isle of Skye is a magical place, especially at Christmas, and there&rsquo;s no place Zac Fallon would rather be. But while Zac has everything he needs on Skye, there&rsquo;s still something missing&mdash;and that something is a somebody called Ivy McFarlane.<BR />  <BR /> Ivy used to work with Zac, but then spread her wings and moved to Glastonbury. He&rsquo;s missed her ever since. Now it&rsquo;s almost Christmas and Zac realizes that the Ivy-shaped hole in his life is too big to bear. So starts his festive mission to the mainland&mdash;but will he be back in time to spend Christmas in Skye? And, more importantly, will Ivy be with him?</div>

Christmas on the Isle of Skye

<div><B>A Cornwall mansion filled with artworks is the setting for this tale of romance, chilling mystery, and a journey into the past . . .</B><BR />  <BR /><I>&ldquo;Wherever you go, I will follow . . .&rdquo;</I><BR />  <BR /> Merryn Burton is excited about her first big job for the London art dealers she works for&mdash;which requires traveling to rugged seaside Cornwall. But as soon as she arrives at Pencradoc, a beautiful old mansion, she realizes this will be no ordinary commission.<BR />  <BR /> Pencradoc is filled with fascinating, and possibly valuable, artwork, and is owned by the Penhaligon brothers. And Merryn&rsquo;s instant connection with Kit Penhaligon could be another reason why her trip suddenly becomes a whole lot more interesting.<BR />  <BR /> But the longer Merryn stays at Pencradoc, the more obvious it is that the house has a secret, and a long-forgotten Rose might just hold the key . . .</div>

A Secret Rose

<div><B>A pair of Victorian-era ice skates leads a woman into a mystery, another world, and an unexpected love . . .</B><BR />  <BR /><I>&ldquo;The stars are aligning and it&rsquo;s time again . . .&rdquo;</I><BR />  <BR /> Working at the Folk Museum in the English village of Hartsford means that Kate Howard is surrounded by all sorts of unusual vintage items. Of course she has her favorites, particularly the Victorian ice skates with a name&mdash;&lsquo;CAT&rsquo;&mdash;mysteriously painted on the sides.<BR />  <BR /> But what Kate doesn&rsquo;t realize is how much she has in common with Catriona Aphrodite Tredegar, the original owner of the skates, or how their lives will become strangely entwined. All Kate knows is that as soon as she bumps into farrier Theo Kent, things start getting weird: there&rsquo;s the vivid, disconcerting visions, and then of course the overwhelming sense that she&rsquo;s met Theo before . . .</div>

Watch for Me by Candlelight

<div><B>Amid a raging snowstorm, a man and woman discover their link to a love story of Christmas past . . .</B><BR />  <BR /> When Emmy Berry arrives at Hartsford Hall to work at the Frost Fayre she immediately feels at home&mdash;which is odd because she&rsquo;s never set foot in the place in her life.<BR />  <BR /> Then a freak blizzard leaves her stranded in the picturesque English village&mdash;and things get even weirder when she bumps into Tom Howard. Tom and Emmy have never met before&hellip;but neither can ignore the sense that they know each other.<BR />  <BR /> With Christmas fast approaching and the weather showing no sign of improving, it soon becomes apparent that Hartsford Hall has a little bit of winter magic in store for them both . . .</div>

Watch for Me at Christmas

<div><B>In snowy Scotland, a clever cat may be the key to a Christmas romance . . .</B><BR />  <BR /> When Hugo McCreadie steps into Isla Brodie&rsquo;s pet portrait studio to get a &ldquo;Festive Furball Photo Shoot&rdquo; for his sister&rsquo;s cat Schubert, he does question his own sanity. But he knows the photographs will be the perfect Christmas present for his eccentric sister, Nessa&mdash;and he finds himself quite taken with ditzy, animal-loving Isla Brodie, too.<BR />  <BR /> Will a Christmas secret from long ago prevent Hugo and Isla&rsquo;s new friendship from going any further? Or will a certain big black cat taking matters into his own paws lead them not only on a mad winter dash through snowy Edinburgh&mdash;but into each other&rsquo;s arms?</div>

A Christmas Secret

<div><B>An inherited house in the Highlands holds old secrets&mdash;and the promise of a new beginning . . .</B><BR />  <BR /> When Angel Tempest finds out that her best friend, Zac, has inherited a Scottish mansion, Taigh Fallon, from his great aunt, she immediately offers to go and visit it with him. It will mean closing up her jewelry shop for a few days, but the prospect of a spring trip to the Scottish Highlands is too tempting.<BR />  <BR /> Then Kyle, Zac&rsquo;s estranged and slightly grumpy Canadian cousin&mdash;who also has a claim on Taigh Fallon&mdash;unexpectedly turns up, and events take a strange turn as the long-kept secrets of the old house begin to reveal themselves . . .</div>

Spring at Taigh Fallon

<div><B>When a single dad arrives in town, a bookstore owner may have a chance to start a new chapter in her life . . .</B><BR />  <BR /> Jessie Tempest has two main interests: reading books and selling books. Her little bookshop in an English seaside town is a cozy hideaway from the chilly Yorkshire wind, but it&rsquo;s also Jessie&rsquo;s sanctuary from the outside world.<BR />  <BR /> When writer Miles Fareham and his son Elijah arrive to stay in the rental apartment above the shop, it&rsquo;s a test for Jessie, who has always felt clueless when it comes to kids. But as she learns the story of the single father and the inquisitive eight-year-old, Jessie realizes that first impressions aren&rsquo;t always the right ones&mdash;and, of course, you can never judge a book by its cover . . .</div>

Jessie's Little Bookshop by the Sea

<div><B>An enterprising single mom is about to discover that</B> <B>sometimes the best things start in the strangest ways. . . .</B><BR />  <BR /> On a night out in Edinburgh, single mom Liza-Belle Graham finds herself revealing her hopes and dreams to a green-eyed stranger. Liza always wanted to run an &ldquo;arty-crafty-booky&rdquo; business, and she&rsquo;s seen the perfect empty shop to make her dreams a reality. No harm in telling the stranger. It&rsquo;s not like she&rsquo;ll see him again . . .<BR />  <BR /> But Scott McCreadie is no mystery man&mdash;he&rsquo;s an interior designer looking for new premises. And who does Liza bump into when she arranges a viewing? None other than Scott trying to steal her perfect shop!<BR />  <BR /> Is Liza&rsquo;s arty-crafty-booky dream in jeopardy, or is a new dream about to begin? Find out in this delightful romantic comedy featuring a very unusual cat named Schubert . . .</div>

Kirsty Ferry

Books By Kirsty Ferry (15 Books)