Candlewood Books: 25 books

In Paris, Clare Dubeque receives a strange offer from a mysterious Italian princess. The princess wants her great-granddaughter Linette kidnapped, to free her from a house of death, and brought home to Milan to claim her inheritance. The offer involves a large amount of money for Clare—and an even...

Elisa Carlisle, a celebrated nineteenth-century London actress, struggles with the memories of a painful, poverty-stricken childhood and a host of enemies, who want to destroy her, certain that Lord Jeremy holds the key to her future happiness....

To Christie Deeth, desperate to forget a broken marriage, a humiliating lover, and the agonizing loss of her self-respect, Lucifer Cove seemed as good a place as any to start a new life. The spa was everything she had been told—beautifully verdant, sunny, nestled below a breathtaking cliff. But...

IT STARTED on the ship. Claudia, a bride of a few days, was ecstatically happy as she sailed to join her new husband in their exotic Hawaiian home. Then she began to hear the rumors… OBVIOUSLY, they weren't true. But privately, she had to admit that Stephen was an enigmatic man, although...

In the Land of Voodoo ... St. Cloud, the tropical island where dashing Sir Anthony Fisher and his beautiful, wealthy wife, Leslie, made their home while Tony worked on his latest novel ... St. Cloud, where native drums beat out a nightly rhythm calling the Islanders forth for a dance of death...

Silence can be deadly. That's what Nona O'Carty discovers on her first visit to England. It should have been a festive vacation. But Nona was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She witnessed a brutal murder and was struck by a bullet that left her alive but totally deaf. Now the killer is...

A miner had been killed in Alkali, and there were those who wanted to give Padge Regan the necktie treatment before his wealthy parents could influence the law. But others were determined that the youngster should be given a fair trial, even though his mother might come to his defense and sway judge...

THE PURRING TERROR... Amanda Bishop's aunt had vanished. She had last been seen in the company of a sinister man who was probably a murderer. But the trail was cold-and Amanda had no idea where to begin her desperate search... Then the web of mystery became more intricate—and more soul-chilling....

Six frightened people have gathered together to see if the dead can return. Will the unquiet specter of Sybil Thursten appear before them tonight to name her killer? Will she exact her own dreadful vengeance on the guilty person? And who has the most to fear: handsome, wealthy Mark Thursten, Sybil's...

Senator Jessica March has three men in her life: Chris, her husband, who seeks to control his wife’s political power: Juan Alvaro, a political enemy; and Bick Haldean, who loves Jessica more than she ever dreamed possible. When violence and murder come to California, Jessica must choose: will she...

Dorrie Carpenter’s dreams lay shattered. Thrilled at the opportunity to work near Liam, the love of her life, Dorrie has accepted a teaching position in a school for troubled children in upstate New York. In time, however, Dorrie finds herself in more and more difficulty. Not only does she struggle...