Bloodline

Perfect town, perfect homes, perfect families, but something is off. Pregnant journalist Joan Harken is excited to follow her fiancé back to his Minnesota hometown, Lilydale. However, she feels like she is being tracked and that an archaic organization and a sinister secret of a little boy who vanished decades ago hold the town in thrall. She also notices a frighteningly familiar figure from her past watching her in the shadows.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 348 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2020
Publisher: Amazon Publishing

Perfect town. Perfect homes. Perfect families. Its enough to drive some women mad.

In a tale inspired by real events, pregnant journalist Joan Harken is cautiously excited to follow her fiancé back to his Minnesota hometown. After spending a childhood on the move and chasing the screams and swirls of news-rich city life, she's eager to settle down. Lilydale's motto, "Come Home Forever," couldn't be more inviting.

And yet, something is off in the picture-perfect village. The friendliness borders on intrusive. Joan can't shake the feeling that every move she makes is being tracked. An archaic organization still seems to hold the town in thrall. So does the sinister secret of a little boy who vanished decades ago. And unless Joan is imagining things, a frighteningly familiar figure from her past is on watch in the shadows.

Her fiancé tells her she's being paranoid. He might be right. Then again, she might have moved to the deadliest small town on earth.

Joan's search for answers takes her deep into the heart of Lilydale, where she uncovers a web of lies and secrets that threatens to destroy the lives of everyone she cares about. As she digs deeper, she realizes that the town is not as perfect as it seems and that there is a darkness lurking beneath the surface that will do anything to protect its secrets.

Joan is a fearless journalist who is not afraid to take on the biggest stories, but she soon finds herself in over her head as she tries to uncover the truth about Lilydale. She is aided in her quest by a local man named Jack, who is also hiding a dark secret of his own. Together, they must navigate the treacherous waters of the town and confront the evil that lurks within its walls.

As the stakes rise, Joan and Jack must confront the darkest forces of the town and fight for their lives. They must also come to terms with the secrets that they have been keeping from each other and the pain that they have been carrying for years. In the end, Joan discovers that the true horror of Lilydale lies not in the town itself, but in the people who inhabit it.

Perfect town. Perfect homes. Perfect families. Its enough to drive some women mad.

In a tale inspired by real events, pregnant journalist Joan Harken is cautiously excited to follow her fiancé back to his Minnesota hometown. After spending a childhood on the move and chasing the screams and swirls of news-rich city life, she's eager to settle down. Lilydale's motto, "Come Home Forever," couldn't be more inviting.

And yet, something is off in the picture-perfect village. The friendliness borders on intrusive. Joan can't shake the feeling that every move she makes is being tracked. An archaic organization still seems to hold the town in thrall. So does the sinister secret of a little boy who vanished decades ago. And unless Joan is imagining things, a frighteningly familiar figure from her past is on watch in the shadows.

Her fiancé tells her she's being paranoid. He might be right. Then again, she might have moved to the deadliest small town on earth.

Joan's search for answers takes her deep into the heart of Lilydale, where she uncovers a web of lies and secrets that threatens to destroy the lives of everyone she cares about. As she digs deeper, she realizes that the town is not as perfect as it seems and that there is a darkness lurking beneath the surface that will do anything to protect its secrets.

Joan is a fearless journalist who is not afraid to take on the biggest stories, but she soon finds herself in over her head as she tries to uncover the truth about Lilydale. She is aided in her quest by a local man named Jack, who is also hiding a dark secret of his own. Together, they must navigate the treacherous waters of the town and confront the evil that lurks within its walls.

As the stakes rise, Joan and Jack must confront the darkest forces of the town and fight for their lives. They must also come to terms with the secrets that they have been keeping from each other and the pain that they have been carrying for years. In the end, Joan discovers that the true horror of Lilydale lies not in the town itself, but in the people who inhabit it.

Joan and Jack must confront the darkest forces of the town and fight for their lives. They must also come to terms with the secrets that they have been keeping from each other and the pain that they have been carrying for years. In the end, Joan discovers that the true horror of Lilydale lies not in the town itself, but in the people who inhabit it.

In the end, Joan and Jack are able to expose the truth about Lilydale and bring the town's dark secrets to light. The town is never the same again, and Joan is left to wonder if she will ever be able to escape the shadow of the past that haunts her.

Perfect town. Perfect homes. Perfect families. Its enough to drive some women mad.

Weight: 352g
Dimension: 139 x 208 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781542016315