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New York Times Best Selling Author - Brenda Joyce

The deWarenne Dynasty



Brenda Joyce
USA Today & New York Times Best-selling Author Brenda Joyce

House Of Dreams

Brenda Joyce

ISBN# 0312977409

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When Cassandra de Warenne's sister Tracey arranges a lavish party at their English estate, she invites Antonio de la Barca, a renowned professor of history. Cass isn't prepared for the intense and immediate attraction-an attraction that heralds something deeper, more powerful, and more perilous than she could ever imagine. For their families have been entwined for centuries, linked together by a history of horrendous heartbreak, bitter rivalry, and bloodshed that began 450 years ago, with one woman, Isabel, forsaken and betrayed by her family, her lover, and her friends. Intrigued by the prospect of unearthing more about this legend, Cassandra accepts an invitation to Antonio's ancestral home. But soon after she and her family arrive, Cassandra discovers that Isabel is a very real-and threatening-presence.

Who was Isabel, and what does she want today from Cassandra and her sister? And can Cassandra trust Antonio, a man who may be her only link to the past-and who may lead be the most dangerous man she has ever met?

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The Reviews:

"House of Dreams? More like nightmares. From the moment the shy historical novelist Cass de Warenne and her glamorous socialite sister Tracey arrive at a remote Spanish castle owned by Tracey's current squeeze, hunky medieval studies professor Antonio de la Barca—there with his son and brother—things get creepy. The power goes out. The phones don't work. And the tires on their cars are mysteriously slashed, leaving everyone stranded. Worse, people start turning up dead.

Is someone in one of the two families a murderer? Or are both clans haunted by a centuries-old curse that has kept them tragically intertwined? Author Brenda Joyce (The Third Heiress) keeps the reader guessing. She also manages to spin a first-rate tale of romance—and sibling rivalry—admist all the spookiness. Skeptics of the supernatural should look elsewhere, but fans of ghost stories and star-crossed romances will want to settle right in."
PEOPLE MAGAZINE (October 9, 2000)

An unique ghost stalks her living descendant, seeking vengeance for a long ago betrayal…sure to delight readers.”
Kirkus Reviews"

"Rivalries, jealousies, passions, and intrigue are all here as Joyce lives up to her bestseller status."
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Did you know that my novel House Of Dreams is my only contemporary novel in The deWarenne Dynasty Series?