Denise Moncrief

The Trail of Crushed Azaleas Denise Moncrief

Delving into the past has always been a form of escape for Grace... As the manager of The Grove, Grace Latiolais is in charge of keeping the guests happy, and she figures she's good at what she does. She loves her job at one of the most haunted plantation homes in the south, but when a man dies near the azaleas outside her bedroom window, her feelings about everything change. Until asking the spirits for history lessons becomes too much to bear... After the murder, no one is happy. Not Logan Theriot, a local sheriff's deputy. Not the ghost of Celia Soileau. Certainly not the mysterious guest that Grace saw standing over the dead man with a dazed expression on his face and shotgun in his hand. Harris Smith's claims of how the man died are too hard to believe. A ghost can't kill a man. Risking her heart, mind, and soul one more time might be the only way to save a man's life... Harris wants to trust Grace. His heart pushes him to get near her, to fall for her, while his mind warns him that getting too close to her could be dangerous for both of them. Grace doesn't believe he committed the murder, but if Harris didn't kill the man, who did? When she calls upon the spirit haunting The Grove for help in discovering the identity of the murderer, the answers she gets leave her fearing for Harris's life. Can Grace and Harris survive the danger that lies ahead if they dare to follow the path of crushed azaleas wherever it might lead?