Anita M. Whiting
Phyllis A. Whitney
AMETHYST DREAMS 8/1997 ISBN: 0517707594 Seeking shelter from her own broken dreams, Hallie Knight answers a cryptic plea for help from Nicholas Trench, the grandfather of her dearest friend. Susan mysteriously disappeared from home one night off North Carolina's historical Topsail Island - and Hallie is Nick's last hope of finding her. Bur surrounding Nick is a family as headstrong as they are suspicious - for at the heart of the matter is a vast inheritance. And as Hallie is lured deeper into a mystery nestled in a quagmire of bitterness, dark betrayal, and subtle menace, she becomes certain of one thing: this sunny, seaside paradise harbors dangerous and profoundly shattering secrets...
BLACK AMBER 1964 In an ancient land of Mosques and Minarets, the secret behind her sisters death is hidden. When Anabel placed a desperate overseas phone call to her sister Tracy saying she was in great danger, Tracy chalked it up to Anabel's dramatic flair. Until the next day when Anabel's body is pulled from the Bosporus in Istanbul. Racked with guild for not responding immediately Tracy travels to Turkey where she keeps her identity secret while trying to piece together the broken threads of Anabel's life.
BLUE FIRE 1961 A deadly secret in darkest Africa. It has been many years since Susan had seen Dirk Hohenfield. Now she was a beautiful young woman. And still in love with Dirk, whom she had never forgotten. Suddenly all Susan's dreams came true, when Dirk asked her to marry him. Dirk wanted them to return to South Africa, which had been their home. Susan did not want to face the father who had abandoned her. The father about whom there had been so much talk. And so much mystery. But Dirk would not be denied. And Susan found herself in a terrifying net of intrigue and betrayal, the sole guardian of a deadly secret she did not even know she knew.
COLUMBELLA 1966 Jessica's life was a closed book until she found herself entangled with the dangerous drama of a strange and passionate family. Searching for a new life on sultry St. Thomas Island, she is drawn into the wealthy family's dark betrayals....
DAUGHTER OF THE STARS 10/1995 ISBN: 0449223442 Lacey Elliot seems to have everything - looks, talent, and a thriving business - but there has always been a great deal missing from her life. For the past thirty years, her mother has staunchly refused to discuss Lacey's absent father or the fact that the two women seem to be totally alone in the world without any relatives. While her mother is recovering from a debilitating illness, a letter arrives from a woman claiming to be Lacey's great-aunt. Driven by a need to discover what her mother has feared all her life, Lacey sets off for the town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, a quiet community with a tumultuous past that sits at the confluence of two rivers: the Shenandoah - known as 'daughter of the stars' in Indian legend - and the mighty Potomac. Here she hopes to discover who she really is and why her past has been shrouded in mystery for so long. Indeed, the letter sets in motion events that cannot be stopped, for Lacey quickly learns the whereabouts of her mother's family, that her father was killed when she was young, and that her aunt believes his killer has returned to walk among them once again.
DOMINO 1979 Haunted by a past she can neither remember nor entirely forget, Laurie Morgan is precariously balanced on the rim of emotional disaster. Not even the men who love her have been able to reassure her when the strange silver light flashes out of the past to threaten her with the reality she had once been forced to flee. Then - after decades of implacable silence - Laurie is summoned back to Jasper, Colorado, by the woman who had banished her. The magnetic actor, Hillary Lange, who accompanies her West, must try to shield her from the arrogance of Persis Morgan. But Laurie discovers all too soon that in Jasper the past is very much alive. Long-ago voices whisper of secrets hidden behind the doors of once opulent mansions.
DREAM OF ORCHIDS 1985 Laurel York has dreamed of this reunion with her father, the famous writer Clifton York, for years. And when she follows him down to the exotic Florida Keys, both love and evil meet her in the form of handsome Marcus O'Neill, who welcomes her, but her two suspicious stepsisters do not. Then there is Clifton York himself, the strange man they all love, and the secret buried treasure that has lain undetected for years. Only the prize orchids waiting in the greenhouse hold the key to a life that Laurel has only dreamed about - or a nightmare that can only end in murder...
THE EBONY SWAN 6/1992 ISBN: 0385424434 Susan Prentice is a woman alone. In the past six months her father has died, she has called off her engagement to a cynical young doctor she no longer loves, and she has begun to question the ethics of the medical profession of which she is a member. Now at a crossroads in her life, Susan decides to make contact with her maternal grandmother whom her father had forbidden her to see since Susan's mother's death from a tragic fall almost almost twenty-five years earlier. There are so many questions she wants to ask - about her mother and her own dimly remembered childhood on Virginia's eastern shore. Susan is also determined to get acquainted with her grandmother, a reputedly difficult woman, on her own terms. Traveling across the country to the lush Southern land of her birth, Susan has no way of knowing that her entire life is about to change irrevocably. Once there she discovers that her mother's death may not have been an accident and that her return has caused anxiety among people who fear what may lie dormant in Susan's memory.
EMERALD 1983 ISBN: 0385182856 Carol Hamilton is terrified of her ex-husband, a wealthy and powerful man who will stop at nothing to take their son away from her. To escape him, Carol seeks refuge at the Palm Springs home of her great-aunt, Monica Arlen, a once-celebrated movie star. While under her spell, Carol, a journalist, decides to write a book about Monica. What she doesn't realize, though, is that digging into the past is going to break open old and terrible secrets that set the stage for murder....
FEATHER ON THE MOON 1983 Jennifer Blake's heart was broken when her infant daughter was kidnapped. For seven long years she lived without hope, without love. Then a phone call saying the girl was living as the granddaughter of a wealthy dowager propelled Jennifer into a nightmare of deception and greed!
THE FIRE AND THE GOLD 1974 Fire was creeping closer to Melora's comfortable world the day a violent earthquake turned beautiful San Francisco into a burning, smoky nightmare. Melora had been about to make a crucial decision about her life and her love -- her thoughts were swirling around handsome Quent Seymour of Nob Hill -- until fate intervened. Amid the angry flames of a crumbling city, Tony Ellis appeared. Suddenly Melora found herself plunged into a whirlpool of romantic conflict from which there was only one secret escape, and that secret was locked in her heart.
FLAMING TREE 1986 ISBN: 0449209148 A compassionate woman haunted by her past. A mysterious man who leads her to love. And the dangerous secret that is stronger than both of them. Kelsey Stewart is not thinking of love or adventure when she visits her aunt at her peaceful seaside inn nestled in beautiful Carmel, California. But when she is urged to help in the recuperation of Jody Hammond, a young boy who fell from a sea cliff, she finds her troubled heart coming back to life. And soon she finds herself falling in love with Jody's father, the mysterious, handsome Tyler.
THE GLASS FLAME 1978 ISBN: 0385143842 If anything happens to me down here, don't let it pass as an accident. You owe me that, Karen...David Hallam had written those words in his last letter to his wife from a small village in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains. Ten days later he was dead. Now Karen Hallam had to find out why. Her search would take her deep into the misty, haunted mountains where her husband was born, and where he spent the last few weeks of his life. It would lead her into a tangled web of disputed fortune, family jealousy, conspiracy, adultery and murder. And it would bring her face to face again with Trevor Andrews, David's half brother - the first man she had ever loved. But Trevor was married now, distant, unreachable - and before long Karen would learn that Trevor Andrews had his own good reasons for wanting David dead. And in that moment she would also know that her passion for the truth might drive her to betray the deepest instincts of her heart. The Glass Flame
THE GOLDEN UNICORN 1976 They say that the shadow of the unicorn will fall over the face of the moon and that someone in that house will die.... Courtney had been the perfect adopted child. But around her neck hung a time bomb on a chain--a tiny gold unicorn that brought her face-to-face with the violent intrigues of the past--and the murderer her real mother had not escaped....
THE HIGHEST DREAM 1992
HUNTER'S GREEN 1968 Eve North returns to Athmore to find her husband, Justin.
LISTEN FOR THE WHISPERER 1972 Leigh Hollins was determined to find her mother--the famous Hollywood actress Laura Worth. She found her all right, but it was not a happy reunion. For Laura was being haunted by the murderer who had killed the director of one of her movies twenty years earlier. Laura was being stalked, harassed, and frightened near to death. And because Leigh was her daughter, someone would try to kill her too....
LOST ISLAND 11/1970 ISBN: 0385033516 The other woman in Giles Severn's life is married to him. Lacey, Elise, and Giles. They grew up together on a mist-shrouded island off the Georgia coast. Long ago, and without Giles ever knowing it, Lacey gave birth to his son. But Elise, the beautiful, domineering one, got Giles. She got Lacey's child too, to bring up as her own. Lacey has tried hard to forget. But in ten years she hasn't been able to. So she's going back. To see her son. To confront Elise. To exorcise the spell of the island, and of Giles. Or perhaps to be trapped by them forever.
THE MOONFLOWER 1958 Set against the exotic backdrop of modern Japan, this suspenseful tale unfolds the story of lovely Marcia Talbot, whose marriage to a brilliant young scientist is being threatened by ominous, unseen forces. From the moment Marcia receives the strange telegram from her husband, she knows she must move quickly to win back Jerome's love. She and her small daughter fly at once to Japan, where Jerome has been working. She hopes that seeing them again will change his mind. But Jerome is already changed. In a subtle and mysterious way. And by someone or something that is endangering not only their lives but their sanity as well.
MYSTERY OF THE SCOWLING BOY 1975 The haunted house on the hill was full of activity when Jan and her brother Mike came to spend Christmas in the Poconos with their grandparents. And when Jan heard that her favorite movie star, Alanna Graham, was staying there with her son, she was determined to meet them. Introducing herself to Alanna and Steven was easy enough, but everyone in the old mansion seemed determined to keep Jan and Mike away from them. What mystery did the house hide, and why did people say it was haunted? What was the old photograph doing in the Greek vase? What awful secret did Alanna fear might ruin her? And why was Gramp's handyman so interested in the goings-on? Jan knew she must solve the riddle of the old mansion before someone ruined Alanna's career for good.
POINCIANA 1980 ISBN: 0385171846 Adorning the Florida coastline stands Poinciana, the fabulous mansion of the Logan family. Inside its regal walls a volcano of intrigue and violent emotion has begun to erupt, and not one of the Logans is safe. Especially not Sharon Hollis Logan, the lovely young bride of patriarch Ross Logan. For reasons unknown to Sharon, Ross seems to be hated by Gretchen, his daughter from a previous marriage, by her ne'er-do-well husband, Vasily, and by Ross's strange mother, Allegra -- and all their hostility is readily transferred to Sharon.But as she tries to find out why, Sharon uncovers a devastating secret about her own relationship with her husband -- a secret that, in the end, will test the limits of her courage as well as her ability to love . . . .
THE QUICKSILVER POOL 1955 She fled the heartbreak of a war-torn South only to become caught up in a startling web of intrigue and mystery. When Lora marries Union soldier Wade Tyler she learns of his past, and as she moves closer to the heart of the mystery she finds herself on the edge of a shattering truth that someone will do anything to keep hidden forever. For Lara, the marriage to Wade Tyler was an escape from loneliness and from the ruined South which had been her home. For Wade, the wounded young Union officer she had so tenderly nursed, the marriage helped ease the loss of his beloved first wife. Lara was not afraid to face the new life awaiting her in the North. But she was not prepared for the Tyler family for the huge dusty mansion in New York for the jealousy of his tyrannical mother for the terrifying fantasies of his bewildered son...and for the strange rumors about Wade's past.
RAINSONG 1984 ISBN: 044920510X Hollis Sands has never gotten over her husband's death. Ricky had been a famous popular singer and she wrote her best songs for him. Hollis still can't believe he took his own life, and turns to the only other explanation for his death: murder. Then at Windtop in Cold Springs Harbor, Hollis finds sanctuary. She begins to put the pieces in place, but strange and frightening things keep happening. Voices sing the 'Rainsong' she wrote for Ricky. Guitars play from nowhere. Instead of a sanctuary, Windtop becomes a trap. Hollis Sands is no coward. No matter what happens she is determined to search out the truth. But she does not know how close to death she is.....
THE RED CARNELIAN 1968 Linell Wynn's ex-boyfriend turns up in a display window--dead. Everyone is a suspect, but Linell discovers some of her co-workers are not who they say they are!
RED IS FOR MURDER 1943
SEA JADE 1964 On his deathbed, Miranda's father warns Miranda to never get help from Captain Obadiah Bascomb, but Miranda ignores her father's warning and moves into the Bascomb mansion. After Miranda is manipulated into marriage, she discovers that events from the past have put her very life in danger.
SEVEN TEARS FOR APOLLO 1963 Distraught over tragic recent events in her life, Dorcas Brandt travels to Greece in search of peace. But in Rhodes, Dorcas discovers a mysterious warning scrawled on her mirror--a warning that disappears before she can show it to anyone. Dorcas begins to wonder is she's losing her mind.
SILVERHILL 1967 From the day Malinda Rice first comes to Silverhill--her mother's home--her hope turns to fear. But she will not run. For the beauty of Silverhill's setting hides more than one family's secrets. And Malinda must fight for both her sanity and her life before she discovers the full, horrifying truth about the past evil and present terrors that may engulf her....
SILVERSWORD 1987 ISBN: 0449212785 Caroline Kirby had had an idyllic childhood on the island of Maui--until her parents were killed in a mysterious accident. Now Caroline is an adult, recovering from a painful divorce. Unexpectedly, she learns of the deception behind her parents' deaths--and the truth of the terrible secret of Silversword.
THE SINGING STONES 5/1990 ISBN: 0340501995 It begins one momentous October day when an unexpected letter arrives, inviting Lynn McLeod to the Virginia Blue Ridge home of Stephen Asche, her former husband. Stephen's daughter - by another woman - is troubled and needs her help. Lynn is a clinical psychologist whose work with terminally ill children has brought her a compassion and understanding that may help this little girl. Despite her misgivings, Lynn accepts the invitation. As she is drawn subtly into the lives of everyone in the secluded household, old passions are revived and new mysteries encountered - disturbing mysteries about a local murder. Deadly secrets haunt Stephen and his daughter. The 'Singing Stones' sound from the cliffs about the house, calling to Lynn - soft, hypnotic, and menacing. Somehow Lynn must find the answer if she is to save both Stephen and the child.
SKYE CAMERON 1957 Skye Cameron is taken into her Uncle's home in New Orleans and soon after finds he's set in having her marry a man she doesn't know, until a man whose reputation is far from friendly catches her eye and her heart.
SNOWFIRE 1973 ISBN:044902041 More and more I'd begun to feel that something menaced me at Graystones. Some secret thing that thrived on darkness and conspired against me and wore a mask I couldn't penetrate, something that wore a face I knew, and yet didn't know. In this gripping new novel of love and danger, Phyllis A. Whitney spins into magnificent focus the icy weather and fiery passions of a chic eastern ski resort. The slopes are fine but for Linda Earle, who hasn't come to Graystones for winter sports, the atmosphere is terrifying. Seeking to clear her brother of a murder charge, Linda finds her search for the truth hampered by her attraction to the mysterious Julian McCabe. It was Julian's wife who had been murdered and now Linda's presence has aroused new terrors. Is Linda going to be the next victim?
SPINDRIFT 1975 ISBN: 044902746 'Be quiet,' the voice whispered in my ear. 'But listen to what I say. Go away from this house while there is still time. Never come back.' Christy Moreland had never believed her father committed suicide at Spindrift. She was certain he had been murdered. She was equally certain her wealthy and powerful mother-in-law Theo was behind it. Until now she had no way of proving it. Now she was back at the huge old mansion where she could discover the truth. There were dark forces at Spindrift. Death stalked the corridors in the night and madness seemed only a breath away.
STAR FLIGHT 1993 ISBN: 0449222586 The lush, secluded mountains of North Carolina's Lake Lure had drawn Lauren Castle into their spell. It was here, in 1938, that Hollywood's glamour girl, Victoria Frazer, drowned during a scandalous affair with actor Roger Brandt. Few knew about the baby spirited into the night. That baby was Lauren's mother. Just two years ago, Lauren's husband, returned to Lake Lure to film a documentary on Brandt, had himself died. Now Lauren has received a warning that her husband was murdered. Will she be next? The answers lie in the murky past, in the dark truths of a place shrouded in terrifying secrets . . . .
THE STONE BULL 1977 ISBN: 0385128916 Jenny Vaughn had lived in the shadow of Ariel, a beautiful dancer whose art had become legend. But when Ariel vanished, Jenny was no longer needed and retreated to Laurel Mountain. Yet the happiness she sought was overshadowed by ominous voices whispering of guilt and danger....
THUNDER HEIGHTS 1960
THE TREMBLING HILLS 1956 Long before Sara came to San Francisco, hoping to unravel the dark and mysterious history of her father's family, the candle-lit figure in the mirror haunted her recurrent dreams.
THE TURQUOISE MASK 1974 Something hidden deep in her memory was the key to Amanda Austin's past. She did not know it was also the key to her future. After her father died, she decided to learn the truth of her mother and family in New Mexico. But from the moment she arrived at her grandfather's home, she was met with suspicion. And hate. They were her family, but they were strangers. And one of them was a murderer....
THE VANISHING SCARECROW 1975 Island of Mysteries. Rainbow Island was Uncle Agate's own creation - a fabulous amusement park especially for children. Then suddenly Uncle Agate died, and Betty Lang and her daughter Joan found themselves the owners of this fantastic island. Joan wanted her mother to keep the park running, but someone seemed determined to ruin things. A scarecrow was seen chasing about the island and frightening people. Abigail, the stuffed witch, disappeared from her lair. All the exhibits were topsy-turvy. And someone imprisoned Joan in the Dragon's Cave. Someone was trying to force Joan and her mother to close the park and leave the island. And Joan knew she would have to find him fast, before it was too late to save Rainbow Island Park.
VERMILION 1981 ISBN: 0449245551 When Lindsay received an anonymous and chilling note about her father's sudden death, she went to his Arizona home to learn the truth about her own past--a past her father would never talk about. She also had to discover anew her feelings for her sister's husband Rick. As a child she had ignored him. Now as a woman she had to risk seeing him again--and seeing the sister who had always hated her....
WINDOW ON THE SQUARE 1962 Brandon Reid's nine-year-old nephew is impossible to handle since accidentally shooting his father two years before. Reid asks Megan Kincaid to move into the Reid house and work with the troubled boy to curb his violent temper. As Megan learns more about Jeremy and the fateful shooting, she realizes that the boy's father was murdered--by someone else.
WINTER PEOPLE 1969 From her first glimpse of the charismatic artist Glen Chandler, Dina Blake was completely smitten. Their courtship was swift, and so was their marriage. Dina was certain their marriage would last forever--until Glen brought her to the family estate at High Towers. There, slowly and undeniably, Dina discovered she was alone in a house of strangers . . . with no one to trust or turn to.
WOMAN WITHOUT A PAST 6/1991 ISBN: 0449220710 Successful author Molly Hunt, the adopted daughter of Long Island parents, is stunned when a handsome man she meets in her publisher's office makes a startling declaration: he is about to marry her twin sister. Molly soon discovers that she is actually the long-lost child of the wealthy Mountfort family of Charlston, South Carolina. Eager to solve the puzzle of her birth, Molly begins a fateful journey south. At the historic family plantation, she meets her beautiful and fragile twin, Amelia, their reclusive mother, and a cast of intriguing yet disturbing characters who both question her identity and, in their way, confirm it. For her arrival has set in motion a series of strange and frightening events. In the intoxicating magnolia-scented world of her original family, haunting memories of an unsolved murder threaten the family's very existence...as well as her own.