The Long Shadow — Jennifer Blair

For ace reporter Nora Kane, being sent to the tiny town of Lovely Dale seemed a pleasant break from her usual high-powered global assignments. She foresaw no trouble when her boss, handsome, hard-driving Casey Lewellyn, told her to find out what a famous bestselling author like Stan Roberts was doing holed up in this secluded spot.

Nora began to change her mind from the moment the door of the Victorian mansion of Seven Oaks was opened by a good-looking young man who obviously did not welcome her unexpected visit. Nora soon found that this once happy house was filled with strangers, and even Stan Roberts and his charming wife Jane, were not as Nora remembered them. A long shadow from Stan's past was darkening their perfect marriage, and Nora wanted to help them. But what about her obligations to This Week, This World magazine … and to Casey Lewellyn, a man whose love she had lost but whose respect she still demanded? Nora knew her instincts were not wrong … there was a story here, a big story, and she had to do whatever was necessary to uncover it.