Books like Darkness at Morning Star by Joyce C. Ware
Serena is looking forward to joining her estranged twin sister Sybelle at Morning Star Ranch after a life of confinement and an arranged marriage. The reunion, however, is shadowed by mystery and danger as Serena learns of hidden gold, drugged wine, and a sinister crime lurking beneath the ranch’s idyllic surface.
The tension escalates when a drink‑crazed wrangler threatens the twins, and Serena’s survival depends on trusting the striking, dark‑eyed Quinn. In the looming night of the summer solstice, a fate worse than any scar is revealed.
"Darkness at Morning Star" blends romance and suspense within a gothic ranch setting, exploring themes of family secrets, betrayal, and a heroine’s fight for freedom.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Joyce C. Ware
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