If you love Ghost Whisperer you are going to love SECRETS!
A woman with a secret...
Ashley Dawson, a best-selling mystery author, has a gift--she can communicate with spirits. She likes to keep that gift to herself because telling her secret to others would cause trouble. However, her life profoundly changes when she is urged and guided, by a persistent spirit, to the house of Nathaniel Marshall--a man who doesn't believe Ashley's bizarre accusations and makes no attempt to hide it.
A man with a hidden past...
Nathaniel, a high-powered architect, has vowed to never talk about his past and where he came from or the death of his beloved wife. That was all behind him. What mattered was his ability to build the family business and give back to the parents who adopted him. He didn't have the time or the gumption to listen to Ashley--that is until she provides him with evidence that proves her claims are very true.
Dark, hidden secrets revealed...
Ashley wants to bring Nathaniel peace and understanding and help him heal--and she knows she can do it if he'd just believe her. Nathaniel isn't interested in finding peace--he doesn't believe he deserves it. But when he discovers Ashley is being stalked and women throughout the city, with her name, are being murdered one by one his cold front instantly turns to fierce protection. He will do anything to protect her.
Both Nathanial and Ashley will have to dig deep into their pasts to stay alive and find the killer before it's too late for the both of them...
Prologue
“What’s your name?” Ashley Dawson asked, in a low and encouraging tone, of the translucent figure hovering at the foot of her bed. She fought the inclination to look at the clock and see what time it was. She feared that if she did, the apparition would disappear again. She guessed it was around three a.m. Please, tell me. I need to know your name. She didn’t speak the words aloud this time because it wasn’t necessary.
“Sara.”
Ashley watched the woman’s mouth move, but she didn’t hear the words. Instead, the words touched deep within her mind. That’s the way it’s always worked. She heard them in her head rather than aloud. She did have to admit, though, that it was hard to distinguish the difference at times. Even for her.
“Sara.” She repeated the name and felt the overwhelming peacefulness that always accompanied the spirit’s presence.
The name fit her, Ashley thought. It was sweet and simple, like everything else about her. Sara was petite, and her dark brown hair freely swirled around her shoulders as if caught in a light breeze. An unblemished drop of cream was the only way to describe her milky-white skin. Her disposition was tranquil and kind, naturally calming. Her voice was like something out of a Michelangelo painting.
In the huge, ornate, four-poster bed, Ashley pushed herself into a sitting position, never taking her eyes off the spirit. With a quick puff, she blew the lock of fox-red hair from her eyes. When it fell back into place, she raked the thick wave to the side in irritation. There was a reason why Sara was showing herself, and Ashley didn’t want the spirit to leave until she found out what that reason was.
This marked Sara’s third appearance. The first time she emerged, she’d awakened Ashley out of a dead sleep and merely stood at the foot of her bed and watched her like some angelic guardian angel. With a shy smile, Sara then disappeared, leaving Ashley completely baffled as to who she was.
Waking up to spirits had become commonplace to Ashley. Actually, she couldn’t remember a time when spirits didn’t come around. It had taken years for her to master how to block a spirit out. But even then, some refused to disconnect. When this happened, she simply chose to ignore them and fell back asleep. However, Ashley never wanted Sara to leave—something about Sara drew Ashley in. Ashley knew after her first appearance that Sara would come back. It was just a matter of when.
