The Sutler of Petersburg by Joy Ross Davis

The bond between them strengthens until, for the first time in her life, Peaches falls in love. Tall, broad, handsome and supernaturally strong, he visits Peaches often, appearing as if out of thin air. But, within her castle walls, a stranger lurks, a man gone mad with vengeance, a man whose only goal is to destroy her.īut Peaches has one person on her side, a man she calls her guardian angel. She is highly sought after by royal families all over the world. Beautiful, vivacious, head strong, and feisty, Peaches demands perfection from those around her. Peaches Malone, a world-famous wedding gown designer, has moved her business from Atlanta to Portugal. Unbeknownst to either of them, nor to the ghost relatives who have lived there since they were murdered in 1889, there is a common thread running through their veins, and a deep secret that is dying to come out. Hoping to help her niece find purpose and meaning in her life again, Sylvie makes Nealey a co-owner and begins teaching her the tricks of the trade.and the secrets of the house. Numb to the world, Nealey is taken in by her charmingly eccentric Aunt Sylvie, cookbook author and proprietress of the Playhouse Inn Bed and Breakfast in the hills of Tennessee.

Thirty-eight-year-old Nealey Monaghan's life is turned upside-down one night when her sister's estranged ex-husband kills nearly everyone she loves in one fell swoop.

Memorable characters inhabit a home that is more than it seems, and unwittingly prepare for a final showdown where forces battle for the souls of both those who reside there and the dead who cannot move on to the next realm. Countenance is a suspenseful yet heartfelt story full of intrigue and unexpected revelations, where magic is made in the kitchen and angels can fall in love.

The Sutler of Petersburg by Joy Ross Davis