Blackthorn

It is the end of the nineteenth century and Emily Kelly has come to Hickory Grove Virginia for a friend's wedding. Her focus however quickly turns to Blackthorn Manor and to a mystery surrounding several women who have died there. Were their deaths merely accidents? The town is in denial but Emily soon learns that a murderer haunts the streets of this small southern town.<p>Intrigued by the mystery Emily ignores all warnings and begins a search that ultimately takes her to Blackthorn Manor. It is there a new danger one she did not anticipate presents itself. For threatening her investigation-as well as her heart-is the handsome and elusive Phillip Blackthorn who is just out of reach but always on her mind.<p>When she comes face to face with the murderer Emily's life teeters on a precipice. A shocking secret is suddenly revealed and Emily discovers the disturbing past events that drove an already troubled mind to finally snap.