Lost Girl — J.C. Grey

She's the 'It' girl who had it allso why has she run? Emerald ReedMcAllister, a highprofile model and stylist, has always been careful to make sure no one sees the real her. Not even her husband Marcambitious, intelligent and adoringknows the real Em. So when tragedy sends a wrecking ball through her seemingly perfect world, she fleesheading far away from the life she has created for herself. After a near collision in the dark, Em, in a panic, steers off the road and discovers Lammermoor House, a crumbling old ruin that seems mysteriously welcomingeven, just perhaps, a sanctuary. As the days pass, Em starts to believe the house is having a healing effect on her battered soul. But not everyone is happy about Em being thereA series of odd events make Em feel a little uneasy. Why are some in town so insistent she leave right away? And what is behind the locked door on the first floor? But as the house slowly begins to reveal its secrets, past and present collide with devastating impact and Em finally comes to understand what really matters. And to save what she treasures most, Em will have to face all the ghosts of the past An atmospheric and haunting story of mystery and romance from a modernday Australian Daphne Du Maurier.