The Secret by the Lake

<h2><strong>'Chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling.' Tammy Cohen</strong></h2><p>When a tragedy forces the family Amy works for as a nanny to retreat to a small lakeside cottage she realises they desperately need her help and support so she agrees to go with them.</p><p>But Amy finds the cottage by the lake unsettling even sinister. The house is where the children's mother spent her childhood - and the place where her seventeen-year-old sister disappeared mysteriously. </p><p>Before long ominous truths begin rising to the surface and Amy becomes bewitched by the missing sister's story. Can Amy unlock the secrets of the past before they repeat themselves?</p><p><strong>Bestselling author of <em>House by the Sea </em>Louise Douglas returns with an enthralling and captivating novel perfect for fans of Barbara O'Neal Lucinda Riley and Rachel Hore. </strong></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>'Crackles with repressed longing . . . the explosive ending took my breath away.' C.L. Taylor</strong></h2><p> </p>