In this contemporary romance, a lonely young woman finds dark family secrets—and a chance for new beginnings—in an old Colorado mansion.
When Merri Glenden's aunt died, she took many secrets to the grave. Yet one hidden truth is revealed: a family of living relatives Merri never knew she had until now. Determined to seek out her kin—including a cousin who shares her name—Merri travels to their remote Colorado mountain home. But while she’s always dreamed of having a family, the reality is far from what she expected.
Upon her arrival at Craggmoor, the foreboding mansion built by her mining tycoon great-grandfather, Merri finds herself surrounded by antagonistic strangers rather than warm and welcoming relations. She soon discovers that no one in the house can be trusted—no one but the handsome Garth Favor, who vows to help Merri unveil her family's secrets once and for all.
As soon as Samantha could spell, she was writing a mystery! By high school she had written a pirate romance novel and a contemporary romance. Later, writing while her children napped, her short romantic stories began appearing in magazines and continued to do so for years. After selling her first novel, she enjoyed teaching fiction skills at adult education and writers' conferences. Ten novels later, following a pause to work full-time, Samantha is once again writing, hoping her readers will find her stories full of romance, mystery and adventure.