Black Rose: Number 2 in series

Haunted by the past, two lovers must fight to be together in this passionate and addictive novel from Nora Roberts - book two in the much-loved 'In the Garden' trilogy. Three women discover the secrets of their haunted home... and risk everything for love. Book two in a passionate and atmospheric trilogy from Nora Roberts, the world's greatest storyteller. Roz Harper lives her life on her own terms. After the death of her beloved husband, she threw herself into raising their boys, and making a business out of her passion for gardening. In the Garden has become more than just a thriving business - it is a symbol of hope and independence to Roz, and to the two friends she shares it with, Stella and Hayley. After a disastrous second marriage, Roz is cautious when it comes to love. But when she hires genealogist Mitchell Carnegie to research the family ghost - known as the Harper Bride - she can't deny the attraction. The trouble is, the Harper Bride is enraged by the sight of love, and though she may have brought Mitch and Roz together, she will stop at nothing to keep them apart. Roz Harper is a woman who has lived life on her own terms. She had dearly loved her first husband. After his death, she had thrown herself into raising their boys, and then into making a business out of her passion for gardening. Roz likes her life just as it is, and it would take a very special man to convince her to take that leap of faith into love again. A man like Dr. Mitchell Carnegie, the genealogist she's hired to research the origins of the family ghost, known as the Harper Bride. Mitch and Roz are drawn together from the start. But the Harper Bride is enraged by the sight of love, and though she may have brought Mitch and Roz together, she will stop at nothing to tear them apart.