Blue Dahlia (In the Garden, Book 1)

The first of a trilogy by the great Nora Roberts. In this book young widow, Stella Rothchild, and her two boys move to Tenn. from Minnesota. Stella begins working for Roz Harper and the two become friends along with Roz's distant cousin Hayley. They soon discover a ghost is haunting Roz's home, she is called the Harper Bride. It is an amazing read that will draw you in. I loved this book and the...more

The first of a trilogy by the great Nora Roberts. In this book young widow, Stella Rothchild, and her two boys move to Tenn. from Minnesota. Stella begins working for Roz Harper and the two become friends along with Roz's distant cousin Hayley. They soon discover a ghost is haunting Roz's home, she is called the Harper Bride. It is an amazing read that will draw you in. I loved this book and the two that follow, Black Rose and Red Lily. Read them in order.    hide

Love it. Her potrayal of the young widow Stella is fanatstic- the pain she feels after hearing the news of her husband's death, her confusion about her feelings for Logan, and her love for her two children. A heart-warming novel with a great dose of mystrey in the form of the ghostly Harper Bride, whom, at the end of the novel, reveals her name as Amelia .... read Black Rose to find out who the...more

Love it. Her potrayal of the young widow Stella is fanatstic- the pain she feels after hearing the news of her husband's death, her confusion about her feelings for Logan, and her love for her two children. A heart-warming novel with a great dose of mystrey in the form of the ghostly Harper Bride, whom, at the end of the novel, reveals her name as Amelia .... read Black Rose to find out who the harper bride really is!   hide

This is an excellent story, the 1st of the garden trilogy. There are 3 stories intertwined within the story, the 1st is a ghost (the Harper Bride), the next is Roz Harper and her life, the final one is Stella and her sons, and how they all entwine with each other. Its a love story, a thriller, and a mystery all in one.

My favourite of the 3 In the Garden books. I loved the dymanics between Logan and Stella. Great Characters. Same Nora Roberts formuala, but what the hell it works and is entertaining. Not as good as the Circle Trilogy but a good one all the same.