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Red Lily (In the Garden, Book 3)
written by Nora Roberts
Studio : Jove
by Jove
Publisher : Jove
Released : 2005-11-29
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780515139402
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 90 reviews)
List Price : $7.99
Our Price : $0.59
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Book Description |
Three women learn that the heart of their historic home holds a mystery of years gone by, as number-one bestselling author Nora Roberts brings her In the Garden trilogy to a captivating conclusion, following Blue Dahlia and Black Rose.
A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night...
Hayley Phillips came to Memphis hoping for a new start, for herself and her unborn child. She wasn't looking for a handout from her distant cousin Roz, just a job at her thriving In the Garden nursery. What she found was a home surrounded by beauty and the best friends she's ever had-including Roz's son Harper. To Hayley's delight, her new daughter Lily has really taken to him. To Hayley's chagrin, she has begun to dream about Harper-as much more than a friend...
If Hayley gives in to her desire, she's afraid the foundation she's built with Harper will come tumbling down. Especially since she's begun to suspect that her feelings are no longer completely her own. Flashes of the past and erratic behavior make Hayley believe that the Harper Bride has found a way inside of her mind and body. It's time to put the Bride to rest once and for all, so Hayley can know her own heart again-and whether she's willing to risk it... |
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"The Climatic Conclusion" |
I love N.R's Trilogies. This is one of my favorite. I OVER LOVE the Three Sister's Island trilogy, my most favorite of all.
I notice others who commented on this trilogy about the "slow pace" of the other 2 books to this series and totally disagree.
I believe a trilogy is all about scooping you up in the first book and gliding you along and giving you the history and beginnings of the storyline. As you come to the end of the first book, I am enthralled and begin the 2nd book where I am swept futher into the story and become engrossed to the point of "nothing else in my life is going to get attention till I get to the end of this trilogy."
As you become attached to book 2, you MUST have book 3 and become one and the same with the characters till you own them as your own.
This conclusion to the "in the garden" series escalated to a climax totally NOT where you think it would go as far as the Harper Bride is concerned.
Hayley, Lily and Harper become the unit you saw happenning in book 1 to the extent that you couldn't possibly see it any other way.
I won't bore you with the storylines, as you can read excerpts from others and the front of the book gives you a hint.
I would suggest that you have all 3 books to sit and read at once.
In this one, we continue with a ghost haunting... it takes the lives/loves of three fabulous couples to find the answers to Who? What? Where? When? and How? Kinda like a mystery within a romance.
I am not big into mysteries, cuz I am a romantic at heart, so the mystery does not overshadow the romanace and gives a little intrigue.... I DID enjoy this haunting.
You started with Stella in Book 1 "Blue Dahlia", widow and mother of two boys, who finds Logan; and then on with Roz and Mitch, "Black Rose", 40's, three grown boys and the 'matriarch' in this storyline. No, not the mother but the one who brings the 3 women together in her fabulous home and creates a sisterhood/family throughout this trilogy.
The intensity of the storyline continues and the lives blend further. It's a "can't put this down" book.
The storyline will end with Hayley, young pregnant and brave, who struggles with herself before she falls for Harper.
I absolutely LOVED David in here as well, and wish there had been a storyline for him that ended in a romance as well.
This is not the first time I have read this trilogy. I keep and reread these stories every few years. I never want to put the books down.
Great read, but plan for a full week of reading if you have all 3 books in this trilogy. |
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Red Lily |
Harper and Haley finally get their story. Through the entire series they have gotten to know and love each other. Haley came to Harper House pregnant and very alone, but now has a large extended loving family. She is desperate to let Harper know her feelings, but fears from both of them keep desires hidden.
Amelia, the Harper Bride escalates her violent tendencies as soon as the love between Haley and Harper becomes evident. Haley, Harper, Roz, Mitch, Stella, and Logan race against time to solve the mystery before something tragic happens.
The final book in the garden series did not disappoint!! I loved the entire series, and it will be a permanent addition to my library.
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Great conclusion to the series |
Of the In the Garden series this book was my favorite. After reading the first two novels in the series, the more I read about Harper and Hayley the more I couldn't wait to get the other books out of the way so I could read this one. This one by far was my favorite of the series.
In the past two books you can 'see' the relationship develop between Harper and Hayley, and in "Red Lily" you get to 'see' more. As Harper and Hayley become closer, Hayley starts thinking thoughts that aren't her own. The ghost decides to take over Hayley's body to get her story across. After every invasion you can see how its affecting Hayley, she becomes more tired and isn't like her normal bubbly self. All the characters decide it would be best for everyone if they could give the ghost some kind of ending so everyone can move on.
This was a great conclusion to the In The Garden series. |
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Aren't Hayley and Harper cousins??? |
I liked the first two in the trilogy and am about to start Red Lily - yes, I haven't even read it. But it's a romance and not exactly hard to guess the plot.
Aren't Harper and Hayley cousins though? Ick! I'm going to try to make my way through Red Lily and I am going to read reviews to see if I can find something that makes this not true. But isn't anyone else concerned she is going to date a relative??? |
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Last book in trilogy |
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It tied up the trilogy neatly, which was it's purpose, but it wasn't the best of the 3 books. |
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