The Rose RentA late spring in 1142 brings dismay to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, for there may be no roses by June the twenty second. On that day the young widow Perle must receive one white rose as rent for the house she has given to benefit the abbey or the contract is void. When nature finally complies, a pious monk is sent to pay the rent, but discovers that the rose bush has been destroyed and he is then found murdered inside it. The abbey's wise

Was her death murder or suicide

The novel blends elements of magical realism with a coming-of-age narrative

After a brief but unforgettable encounter with a young man named Alan during a summer in France

But not for Greg Heffley

“Vive Hercule Poirot

When she finally catches up with the errant vampire he is in big trouble and caught in an act of serious betrayal

She is overjoyed

she realises that it possesses its own magic in this town full of secrets

But Ryshad's desire to help goes far beyond the patriotic - he seeks revenge for the death of Aiten

the Lord of the Delta's young ward

An addictive blend of mystery

a burned out public defender from LA