The House of Crimson & Clover continues in the penultimate volume, Within the Garden of Twilight.

Chaos circles the calm.

Fleeting peace descends on the Deschanels in New Orleans. Loved ones have returned. A calm appears in the chaos.

Life is-seemingly-back to normal.

Those who had been away re-establish old routines. They trade intrigue for dinner parties. Survival skills for day jobs.

Settling into a quiet life comes with a sense of long-awaited relief, one they desperately want to embrace. To sit in silence in their gardens at twilight and dream of a future where their loved ones are happy, healthy, and safe.

Yet under the surface lurks the shadows of their past and the dark promises of tomorrow.

A reckoning awaits, and this time, there's nothing left to do but meet it head on.

The House of Crimson and Clover Series
This is the recommended reading order for the series.
Volume I: The Storm and the Darkness
Volume II: Shattered
Volume III: The Illusions of Eventide
Volume IV: Bound
Volume V: Midnight Dynasty
Volume VI: Asunder
Volume VII: Empire of Shadows
Volume VIII: Myths of Midwinter
Volume IX: The Hinterland Veil
Volume X: The Secrets Amongst the Cypress
Volume XI: Within the Garden of Twilight
Volume XII: House of Dusk, House of Dawn

The Saga of Crimson & Clover
A sprawling dynasty. An ancient bloodline. A world of magic and mayhem.

Welcome to the Saga of Crimson & Clover, where all series within are linked but can be equally enjoyed on their own.

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About the Author
arah is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Paranormal Southern Gothic series, The House of Crimson & Clover, born of her combined passion for New Orleans, family sagas, and the mysterious complexity of human nature. Her work has been described as rich, emotive, and highly dimensional. An unabashed geek, Sarah enjoys studying subjects like the Plantagenet and Ptolemaic dynasties, and settling debates on provocative Tolkien topics such as why the Great Eagles are not Gandalf's personal taxi service. Passionate about travel, Sarah has visited over twenty countries collecting sparks of inspiration (though New Orleans is where her heart rests). She's a self-professed expert at crafting original songs to sing to her very patient pets, and a seasoned professional at finding ways to humiliate herself (bonus points if it happens in public). When at home in Oregon, her husband and best friend, James, is very kind about indulging her love of fast German cars and expensive lattes. Connect with Sarah: Official Website: http: //www.sarahmcradit.com Facebook: http: //www.facebook.com/houseofcrimsonandclover Google +: google.com/+SarahMCradit Twitter: @thewritersarah

Charlotte's body lays lifeless floating in a pool. Ruby red water surrounds her.
Her daughter's desperate screams fill the air...
"Mom? ".

Charlotte MacMillan, the mother of three, found dead. Murdered in broad daylight.
Only two know the twisted truth. The victim and her killer.
To solve this case, Paxton must bring light to the unrelenting darkness.
Unmask the truth behind the devastating lies.
And unearth the shocking secret behind Charlotte's deadly double life...
All while trying to save an innocent man from taking a fall for a crime he did not commit.

But what happens when no one is who they appear to be?

Some secrets can destroy everything.
This secret will destroy the lives of those left behind.
The truth is a minefield that one must survive. Not everybody will.

It all came down to me.The one who followed the rules, never went looking for trouble - I kept to myself. I just wanted to take care of my family. To not constantly look over my shoulder, worried about the things that went bump in the night.I just wanted to survive.But that wasn't meant to be.As luck - or fate, or something - would have it, the trouble found me.I followed a rabbit through the wreckage of a half-ruined world to get back what was mine, and wound up at the end of it.In Wonderland.But there's nothing magical about it.(While Wonder does feature a central love story, it is not a contemporary romance novel)

Two perilous events, half a century apart... connected by one sunken ship.

It's 1974, the dawn of Disco, and cocaine is pouring into Miami. Whitey Snow is in too deep with Peruvian drug lords and hatches a last-ditch scheme to get out before it's too late. When his cold-blooded boss becomes suspicious, things turn deadly.

Forty-five years later, divemaster AJ Bailey meets a mysterious client interested in wreck diving. Soon, AJ discovers her new friend's motives have less to do with a vacation, and more to do with what happened in '74.

The deeper they dive into the treacherous Caribbean, the deadlier the danger becomes... until Whitey's hidden secret threatens the lives of both women.

Wreck of the Raptor is Book 3 of the exciting AJ Bailey Adventure series but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel.

Hidden clues. Deadly wrecks. A ticking clock.

When AJ Bailey heads to the Florida Keys for a scuba diving conference, she's looking forward to a relaxing trip. But when an old friend goes missing and his wife is in trouble, the holiday is over.

Amid a sea of threats and lies, AJ has 24 hours to find her friend and the mysterious package he took, before payback will be taken in lives.

With no idea where to start, and time running out, AJ soon discovers the answers may lie deep inside the infamous shipwrecks of Key Largo.

Book Twelve in this best-selling series dives into the waters of the Florida Keys with fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and a guest appearance by the marvellous Emily Durand from Nick Sullivan's 'The Deep Series'.

Read in series order or as stand-alone novels.

A lady intent on refusing the fortune she desperately needs. A gentleman caught up in a smuggling scheme.

Kate Matcham needs a fortune or a husband. She wants neither. With a tainted inheritance in the balance, she receives one offer to become a scoundrel's mistress and another offer of a marriage of convenience. Before resigning herself to a choice, she accepts the invitation to visit a childhood friend, considering it a last hurrah before embarking on a bleak future. The visit goes sideways when she falls for the gentleman her friend intends to marry, a man well out of Kate's league--and one who seems to be hiding something. Smuggling has overtaken the county, and it seems that everyone is complicit in the trade that killed her father. One by one, her options dwindle as she struggles against her strengthening feelings for a duplicitous man, a determination not to hurt her friend, and keeping the promise she made long ago: to stand up to the people who killed her father.

For two happy couples, the cruise of a lifetime may cost their lives.

Mae Barlowe's annual beach trip is anything but a vacation.

It's the anniversary of the worst day of her life.

When her husband and best friend surprise her with a last-minute itinerary change in the form of a couples' cruise, she struggles to hide her reservations about the new plan.

A week spent cruising around in a tropical paradise sounds like a dream come true to everyone else, but for Mae, it's an eerie reminder of chilling memories from her past.

Once on board the ship, a mysterious stranger causes confusion among the group, leading them to ask unsettling questions of one another.

Before they can get real answers, tragedy strikes.

Trapped on the vessel as it ventures toward their first destination, the friends struggle to come to grips with their new reality.

How do they stay safe when danger seems to be lurking around every corner?

Who can be trusted when nothing is quite what it seems?

How far will they go to protect the ones they love?

Sun, sand, and secrets await on this cruise to die for.