A simple box of mementos, hidden in a farmhouse in Wales for nearly seventy years, is enough to set Nara Blake on a search for the truth about her great-grandparents, and to put her own life in danger. Even as she begins to read her great-grandmother's diaries, a French brother and sister whose family lost everything in World War II, blame Nara's family for their lost wealth, which includes a priceless Cézanne painting. As both families learn the truth of their ancestors' activities during the war, they are put on a collision course that can only end in the destruction of long-held beliefs, and ultimately one must pay the price for the losses of the past.

Lydia's Story: The London Blitz Files

Literature & Fiction

Heady, Kathleen

Genre Fiction

Sage Words Publishing

The old gate house where Nara Blake and her father lived in the English Midlands was cold and filled with secrets. And Nara wasn’t the only one who felt its mystery. Although Nara’s aunt insisted the building held nothing more than useless trinkets and cheap copies of nineteenth century art work, someone had attempted to break in, until Nara caught them in the act. And the police force of the small English town where nothing ever happened was suddenly besieged with burglaries and a murder. As the net of British law began to close in on the art thieves, Nara found herself and her family caught in the net. And the new man to whom she has opened her heart, is helping the police to close in on them.

The Gate House

Whiskey Creek Press

In this fourth book in Kathleen Heady's series featuring Nara Blake, the story takes us to a small Spanish town in the Pyrenees, where Nara and her now-husband Alex Collier travel to retrieve several notebooks that belonged to a British artist who died there during the Spanish Civil War. Nara and Alex have plans to meet the parish priest, who has possession of the notebooks, in the church during siesta. When they arrive at the church, they find that he has been killed by a vicious blow to the head. They soon learn there is a history of crime in the town going back many decades. But as they are caught up in the criminal investigation, they also learn of the strong ties of family and friendship that exist, even extending to Nara's own family.

Sacrifice

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

It's not just the cold and damp clime of the English midlands that is keeping Caribbean beauty Nara Blake awake at night. Her father is dying at her aunt's bed and breakfast at the historic Gate House in Springfield, Lincolnshire--and the man she hoped to marry is suddenly avoiding her. An attempted break-in during the middle of the night and a mysterious key lead Nara on a dangerous quest to unlock the many secrets of the seemingly quaint old Gate House: hidden rooms and stairways that aren't on the blueprints... nosy guests who seem overly interested in the history of the Gate House... dusty crates and boxes left behind after the former owner's sudden death. Soon, the small English town where nothing ever happens is besieged with burglaries and a murder--and Nara and her family quickly fall under suspicion. Can Nara trust police liaison Alex Collier to help solve the mystery and clear her family of wrongdoing--or will he help build the case against them?

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Lydia's Story: The London Blitz Files

The Gate House

Sacrifice

The Gate House