All is Not What it Seems!
Emily has returned home, a widow, after a year of a harrowing marriage to a monster. She discovers her husband never mailed any of the letters she sent to her family, and he destroyed the ones her family had sent her. Only when going through her dead husband’s things did she discover her mother had died.
Her sister, Louisa, despises her, and does not believe her protests that she did not know their mom had died. Additionally, she discovers her father, the town’s minster, dead and hanging in the barn. She is the only one who will not accept that he killed himself. 
After their father’s death, the town treats the sisters like pariahs.
To try to save their home, and provide an income for them, Emily takes in borders, which infuriates Louisa even more.
The new schoolmaster, Craig, and his little son, Noah, along with a local widow move in with her. Some of the people boarding with her add to her life, while others are torture. As she gets involved with the lives of her guests, she finds herself standing up for a Down Syndrome child, helping with Noah, and renewing friendships. But all the while, she is wondering what really happened to her father.
Why are so many people dying in this small town? Will Emily ever get over the scars from her bad marriage, and be comfortable in the same room with a man? Can Emily find proof that her dad did not kill himself?
This five-star tale is clean, and has lots of red herrings. You will not want to put it down because it is such a good story. I recommend it to those who enjoy mysteries, stories in the 1800’s, and Christian fiction.
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