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In the Shadow of the Falls
Everyone has skeletons in their family tree, but Amelia Harper never expected to be chasing one!
When her aunt Cora dies unexpectedly in Memphis, Amelia finds that she is keeping a bigger secret than the cancer treatments. Aunt Cora requested that her ashes be taken to a nature preserve in the mountains of White County; a place she never mentioned to Amelia or her brother, and one that she visited the same week for over forty years. The handsome owner of the property, Lucas Macey, is willing to fulfill Aunt Cora’s wishes and take them to her campsite at the falls.
Another family member committed to the ages, but can she really ever be at peace?
When Amelia goes home to Nashville, she finds boxes of journals in her aunt’s personal effects. The summer of 1963 holds the key to a dark secret about why her aunt left White County after high school. Could her aunt Cora really be a killer? As more and more clues pile up, will Amelia be able to cope with the answers she finds? Will she ever truly know what happened in the shadow of the falls?
When her aunt Cora dies unexpectedly in Memphis, Amelia finds that she is keeping a bigger secret than the cancer treatments. Aunt Cora requested that her ashes be taken to a nature preserve in the mountains of White County; a place she never mentioned to Amelia or her brother, and one that she visited the same week for over forty years. The handsome owner of the property, Lucas Macey, is willing to fulfill Aunt Cora’s wishes and take them to her campsite at the falls.
Another family member committed to the ages, but can she really ever be at peace?
When Amelia goes home to Nashville, she finds boxes of journals in her aunt’s personal effects. The summer of 1963 holds the key to a dark secret about why her aunt left White County after high school. Could her aunt Cora really be a killer? As more and more clues pile up, will Amelia be able to cope with the answers she finds? Will she ever truly know what happened in the shadow of the falls?
391 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2016
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October 4, 2023
Cora dies of cancer. As a last request for her niece, Amelia, she wants her ashes taken to the mountains, a place with a special meaning for Cora. Later, Amelia finds her aunt’s journals, and discovers a secret from Cora’s high school days. Stunned by the revelations, Amelia searches for more answers. The shocking truth takes its toll on Amelia as she must decide what to do with it.
This could have used an edit as there are punctuation and grammar errors, and the author misspells the baby’s name as Stephen and Steven in different parts of the story. Some of the narrative seems like filler that could be removed to move the story along better.
The mystery is laid out well in a logical manner. The romance that slowly builds between Amelia and Lucas is sweet. Despite the writing missteps listed above, the story is intriguing and inventive. I was compelled to read to the end to find out how it came out.
This could have used an edit as there are punctuation and grammar errors, and the author misspells the baby’s name as Stephen and Steven in different parts of the story. Some of the narrative seems like filler that could be removed to move the story along better.
The mystery is laid out well in a logical manner. The romance that slowly builds between Amelia and Lucas is sweet. Despite the writing missteps listed above, the story is intriguing and inventive. I was compelled to read to the end to find out how it came out.
June 29, 2020
My first Jessica P. Morgan book and it will not be my last. A fantastic story told with great detail and an easy read.
July 22, 2016
In the Shadow of the Falls follows Amelia, a college student who uncovers evidence connecting her deceased aunt Cora to a murder that happened 40 years ago. This is a mystery that has been turned inside-out. Instead of a dispassionate sleuth whose primary motivation is to solve the mystery, we have someone who is afraid of the outcome, but who feels that she must investigate to verify, or debunk, what she already suspects.
In Amelia, we see a neurotic heroine who never recovered from the loss of her parents and who is now trying to come to terms with the realization that one of the few adult role models in her life was not the woman Amelia thought she was. With these new revelations, she must reassess who she is, and how she's been living her life in the years since her parent's death.
In Amelia, we see a neurotic heroine who never recovered from the loss of her parents and who is now trying to come to terms with the realization that one of the few adult role models in her life was not the woman Amelia thought she was. With these new revelations, she must reassess who she is, and how she's been living her life in the years since her parent's death.
August 20, 2016
If you want a book that you can't put down until you finish it, this is it. The book is well-written, captivating, with many twists and turns that will have you hanging on the edge of your seat. Read these!
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