Reader's Digest Select Editions, Volume 293, 2007 #5: Shadow Dance / Francesca's Kitchen / The Sleeping Doll / Garden Spells

by Reader's Digest Association, Julie Garwood, Peter Pezzelli

SHADOW DANCE by Julie Garwood (Ballantine Books)

Best-selling romantic suspense author Julie Garwood makes her first appearance in Select Editions. A successful young woman decides to let some spontaneity into her predictable life by taking off in search of a mysterious family treasure. What she finds are a thousand-year-old Scottish blood feud, way too many bodies in the trunks of cars, and a romance with a hunky FBI Lothario. So much for predictability!

FRANCESCAS KITCHEN by Peter Pezzelli (Kensington)

We've had our eye on new writer Pezzelli since his debut two years ago, and he's now delivered this charmer of a tale about a grandmother with too much time on her hands. When Francesca Campanile answers an advertisement for a babysitter placed by a harried single working mom, our heroine soon shows how a little wisdom, a touch of patience, and a good batch of home cooking can solve almost any problem.

THE SLEEPING DOLL by Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster, Inc.)

The dean of the tricky, non-stop thriller is back with an unforgettable detective. Kathryn Dance has a very special skill of discerning through body language if a crime suspect is telling the truth. From the minute she meets her nemesis, a brilliant Charles Manson-like killer, the chase is on, with twists, turns, chills and surprises making for totally compulsive page-turning.

GARDEN SPELLS by Sarah Allen (Bantam/Dell)

From our second exciting new author, a debut novel that introduces the unforgettable Waverly women and their Southern household where the "unusual" happens more often than not. Combining the family story of two troubled sisters with the romantic complications of a handsome new neighbor, this is a heartwarming tale laced with humor and tears--and a sparkle of magic.

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First published January 1, 2007

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