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Cornish Secrets
Cornish Secrets
Series · 4 books · 2019-2021
By
Kirsty Ferry
Books in series
#1
A Secret Rose
2019
“Wherever you go, I will follow …” Merryn Burton is excited to travel down to Cornwall to start her first big job for the London art dealers she works for. But as soon as she arrives at Pencradoc, a beautiful old mansion, she realises this will be no ordinary commission. Not only is Pencradoc filled with fascinating, and possibly valuable artwork, it is also owned by the Penhaligon brothers – and Merryn’s instant connection with Kit Penhaligon could be another reason why her trip suddenly becomes a whole lot more interesting. But the longer Merryn stays at Pencradoc the more obvious it is that the house has a secret, and a long-forgotten Rose might just hold the key …
#2
Whispers of the Past
2020
Please note this book was previously published as
Lily’s Secret
A long-forgotten secret. An
unforgettable
love story . . .
1895.
Star of the stage Lily Valentine arrives at Pencradoc estate with her new husband for their honeymoon. And she will leave with a scandalous secret.
Present day
.
Cordelia Beaumont yearns to escape the noise of the city for the summer. So when her friend Merryn invites her to the alluring Cornish estate where she works, Cordelia jumps at the chance. But Pencradoc is no normal house. Secrets are buried within its walls, and Cordelia, along with enigmatic artist Matt Harker, finds herself drawn into the mysterious world of Victorian theatre sensation, Lily Valentine. Lily was once a guest at Pencradoc, and Cordelia discovers that the actress left something far more shocking than just memories at the old house . . . With an attraction between them that defies all reason, can Cordelia and Matt figure out how the secrets of the past relate to their present?
#2.5
Holly's Christmas Secret
2020
Once upon a Cornish Christmas ... It’s almost Christmas at the Pencradoc estate in Cornwall which means that, as usual, tea room owner Sorcha Davies is baking up a festive storm. And this year Sorcha is hoping her mince pies will be going down a treat at ‘The Spirit of Christmas Past’ exhibition being organised at the house by new local antiques dealer, Locryn Dyer. But as Locryn and Sorcha spend more time together, they begin to uncover a very special story of Christmas past that played out at Pencradoc more than a century before, involving a certain ‘Lady’ Holly Sawyer, a festive dinner party and a magical secret encounter with a handsome author ...
#3
Summer's Secret Marigold
2021
Can a summer secret from the past allow a new future to bloom? For two people who run competing arts centres in Cornwall, Sybill Helyer and Coren Penhaligon get on rather well. So well in fact that Sybill often wishes the owner of Pencradoc Arts Centre would look up from his spreadsheets for a minute and notice her. Unfortunately, even that’s too much to ask from workaholic Coren. However, when the pair join forces to run an exhibition on the wild and wonderful life of Elsie Pencradoc, a talented artist who lived at Coren’s estate in the early twentieth century, they’re in for a surprise. How will a secret sketchbook and an exquisite gothic dress from a long-ago midsummer costume ball lead them to the scandalous truth about Elsie – and perhaps encourage them to reveal a few long-kept secrets of their own?
Author
Kirsty Ferry
Author · 30 books