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Carolina moon / Nora Roberts.

ISBN: 9780399145926
ISBN: 0399145923
ISBN: 978051530386 (paperback)
ISBN: 0515130389 (paperback)
ISBN: 9780425252987
ISBN: 0425252981
Physical Description: 438 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2000.

Summary:

Tory Bodeen grew up in a small, rundown house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt--and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. But she had Hope--who lived in the big house, just a short skip away, and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn't allowed to be at home: a child. After young Hope's brutal murder, unsolved to this day, Tory's life began to fall apart. And now, as she returns to her hometown, with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop, she is determined to find a measure of peace and free herself from the haunting visions of the past. As she forges a new bond with Cade Lavelle--Hope's older brother and the heir to the family fortune--she isn't sure whether the tragic loss they share will unite them or drive them apart. But she is willing to open her heart, just a little, and try. Living so close to those unhappy memories will be more difficult and frightening than Tory could ever have expected, however. Because Hope's murderer is nearby as well...