A haunting and intense novel of desire and destiny - book one of Nora Roberts' much-loved classic series, the 'In the Garden' trilogy

Three women discover the secrets of their haunted home... and risk everything for love. Book one in a passionate and atmospheric trilogy from Nora Roberts - the world's greatest storyteller.

Young widow Stella Rothchild is determined to escape the ghosts of her past. With her two little boys, she has found a new home at Harper House and a new job managing the In the Garden nursery. As she settles in, she finds a nurturing friendship with her boss and landlady Roz Harper, and with expectant mother Hayley. She also discovers a fierce attraction to handsome landscaper Logan Kittridge...

But legend says that the house has long been haunted by a ghost: the Harper Bride. As Stella, Roz and Hayley research the story, they discover that grief and rage have kept the Bride's spirit alive long past her death. And now she will do anything to destroy the passion that Logan and Stella share.

Recently widowed, Stella Rothchild is no stranger to the ghosts of the past, but the move from Michigan back to her roots near Memphis, Tennessee is supposed to be about the future. Her two energetic young sons are thriving in their new school. Stella's got a great job managing successful nursery 'In the Garden' and an interesting boss and landlady in local legend Roz Harper.

She even has a new friend in Hayley Phillips, the feisty young pregnant woman who turns up at Harper House, Stella's new home, looking for a job. More than that, Stella feels an instant attraction to 'In the Garden's' landscaper, Logan Kitridge, who gets under her skin and makes her feel truly alive for the first time in years.

But there is someone at Harper House who isn't happy about Stella's growing feelings for Logan - the Harper Bride, an unidentified woman whose grief and rage have kept her spirit alive long past the death of her body. Love and loss broke her mind, and in her madness, she will stop at nothing to destroy the new passion that Logan and Stella have found.