Chill of Summer — Carol Brennan

The Orchards once belonged to Emily Silver's grandmother. Now Emily thinks the long-empty house will be the perfect place to find solitude and peace, to contemplate her acting career and her relationship with Dev Hannagan. But the house is not as empty as she thought. One night, during a violent storm, Emily fumbles her way into the damp, dark cellar to find a flashlight--and trips over the body of a murdered man.

The body is not the only surprise waiting for Emily at the Orchards. And now she must conquer her troubled memories of this grand old house--and solve its mysteries--before a killer returns to silence her forever ...