Star Cross Inn

<p>This is the first in a series of three books. Star Cross Inn has everything for the avid reader: an engrossing saga of family drama illicit love undying passion murder good versus evil and mystery as well as a ghost. Add wonderful descriptions to this riveting mix and enough historic detail and research to transport the reader back in time to a bygone era of lavish lifestyle and opulent beauty.</p><p></p><p>The book begins with Malcolm Danford a self-made timber and shipping tycoon. Coming from a background of poverty and abuse he grew to manhood in Michigan lumber camps. As a legacy for his newborn son and heir Malcolm sets in motion the design and creation of the enigmatic Star Cross Inn. It also gives impetus to a series of events that profoundly alter his life and the lives of his descendants.</p><p></p><p>The primary setting in Haven Harbor a prosperous and bustling port city on the west coast of Michigan in the late 1800s. Star Cross Inn is an opulent turn-of-the century resort on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Spanning the mid-1800s to the late 1950s the various time periods visited in Star Cross Inn have been well-researched to assure historic authenticity.</p><p></p>