The Crystal Angel: A Novel

Kemble Morgan, an interior designer with an unusual talent for discovering hidden secrets in houses and people, flies to exotic Barbados to redecorate the summer home of arrogant millionaire Archer Griffith. From her, he soon learns that it takes more than money to find love. Arriving at the empty house in Barbados late at night, Kemble stood in the open doorway wondering if she were indeed alone. A gust of wind rustled the nearby trees, disturbing leaves until they danced in the air and cast odd shaped shadows over the moonlit ground. Goosebumps spread over her bare flesh. "Come on, little house," she whispered. "I'm a friend, remember?" Once inside the dark house, she caught the movement of white gossamer curtains out of the corner of her eye. The sheer panels fluttered into the room, reaching out like long ghostly arms. She glanced toward the French doors directly ahead of her. They were open.Surviving her terrifying introduction to Barbados, Kemble finds herself in a love-hate relationship with her employer, while also having to deal with the beautiful and wealthy Leslie Craymore, daughter of old family friends of Archer's family. Leslie has a proprietary interest in Archer, having known him all her life and assuming that he would fall in love with and marry her. How far will she go to eliminate Kemble? Is Martha, Archer's long time housekeeper really her friend? And how about Martha's son, Nate filled with hatred? How far would he go for drugs? For revenge? Who kidnapped Kemble's mother, Ginger, and why? Drawn to its beauty, but bewildered by her intense inner link to a crystal angel figurine, a gift from Archer, Kemble senses the statue will become more than a beautiful addition to her angel collection. And it does become more than a beautiful ornament. Who would hate Kemble enough to deliberately break the crystal angel? Love, murder, intrigue and the glitter of wealth follow Kemble's footsteps in this intriguing first novel of romantic suspense as it comes to a close in a terrifying confrontation that threatens not only to destroy Kemble's dreams but to take her very life.