About this series
Over thirty years ago, Lydie found herself orphaned, her beloved parents dead in the London Blitz attacks.
However, through her sister-in-law, Kate's intense custody battle with estranged husband, Lord Elliott Cutterworth, new evidence emerges that Lydie's parents' deaths were no accident, and that Elliott was involved.
Now, Lydie must decide if she has the courage to wade back into the wartime world of smoke and mirrors to free Kate's daughter from Elliott's clutches, and find the truth of what happened to her beloved Mummy and Papa.
In the final chapter of the Laurelhurst series, Lydie faces her ultimate challenge with the man who has been obsessed with her, long before she knew him. Will Lydie get to the truth and bring Elliott down once and for all, or will she become once again ensnared in Elliott's web of lies?
Titles in the series (5)
- Beneath a Moonless Sky: The Laurelhurst Chronicles, #1
1
Nothing good ever happens past twelve. When thirteen-year-old Lydia Cavert returns to Laurelhurst Manor, the wild, lush boyhood home of her beloved Papa, she rediscovers that its secret rooms and locked doors are more sinister than any London street. Orphaned by the blitz of 1940, her guardian uncle Alistair and his circle of friends hold Lydie captive at the estate. Lydie must unravel a dark web of deceit, jealousy, and revenge to expose who really murdered her mysterious aunt on that fateful night in 1932. Will she restore her family's name or suffer her aunt's fate?Set amidst the backdrop of the Second World War, Beneath a Moonless Sky is a suspenseful coming of age tale of the power of memory, innocence lost, redemption restored, and the triumph of light over darkness.
- Before the Flood: The Laurelhurst Chronicles, #2
2
A beautiful, haunting celebration of the lasting bonds of family and friendship, Before the Flood returns readers to the world of the Cavert family and the Laurelhurst saga. Fiery art student Lydie Cavert nearly has it all after putting the shadows of her uncle's sinister legacy behind her: great friends, a blossoming art career, and romance with the handsome but reserved Dr. Henry Bainbridge, her brother's best friend and colleague.Her hope for peace is shattered when she returns to England to help Henry's recovering sister Kate find her own happiness during the London Season. The sinister empire that claimed her uncle has plans for Lydia. Plans that could threaten her and Henry's happiness by exposing secrets both would like to keep from resurfacing .From New York City's vibrant streets and the idyllic farmlands of Upstate New York to the cosmopolitan avenues of London and Paris, Before the Flood tells a story of the richness of family bonds, the searing heartbreak of betrayal, and the redeeming power of love and friendship.
- Out of Night: The Laurelhurst Chronicles, #4
4
How long can you run from yourself? 1968. In the continuing bestselling Laurelhurst Chronicles family saga series comes a gripping, moving tale of separation, self-discovery, new beginnings, and reconciliation. Kate. A mainstay on Swinging London's party circuit for years, Kate is plunged into a sordid world when Lord Elliott Cutterworth kicks her out of her home and takes custody of their daughter, Violet after she relapses on her journey to sobriety. Separated from her family, she's determined to get clean and regain custody of her daughter. On the run from Elliott and her old life, she finds assistance in her reluctant brother-in-law, Edward Cavert, who is running away from some secrets of his own. Can she reconcile her past and face down Elliott? Lydie. When her youngest son, Cole, is institutionalized from intellectual impairments, it sends Lydie into a downward spiral, and her once loving marriage is in jeopardy. After botched treatments leave her memory in tatters, her husband, Henry, sends Lydie to Kansas, and to the one psychiatric hospital that can help her restore her memory and her sanity. There, Lydie meets new friends while reconnecting with a childhood friend, Lord Christopher "Kit" Alderley. As she puts the pieces of her life back together, can she finally leave the haunting memories from her youth in Lancashire behind her and reconcile with her brother and her husband?
- The Broken Tree: The Laurelhurst Chronicles, #3
3
"Ms. Butler is a master of characterization"—USA Today Bestselling author Ellie Midwood. An anxious homecoming. A three-hundred-year-old curse. A betrayal that threatens to break the Cavert and Bainbridge families apart. Welcome home to Laurelhurst .Lancashire, Summer 1959. Fifteen years ago, Lydie Cavert Bainbridge left the dark memories of her youth at Laurelhurst Manor behind her. Now thirty-two, an expectant Lydie returns with her family of five with two goals: to protect her children from her horrific experience at Laurelhurst and to spend a peaceful summer before the arrival of her fourth child. When Lydie comes across an ancient oak tree split in the middle on the edge of the estate, it reveals an old secret from three hundred years ago involving an enemy along with the specters she had hoped to leave behind. As the tree casts a shadow upon the house and loyalties are tested, Lydie must choose between the love she holds for her family and the love for her brother. Can the Cavert family stay together, or will splinter like the tree in the garden?
- The Ties that Bind: The Laurelhurst Chronicles, #5
5
Over thirty years ago, Lydie found herself orphaned, her beloved parents dead in the London Blitz attacks. However, through her sister-in-law, Kate's intense custody battle with estranged husband, Lord Elliott Cutterworth, new evidence emerges that Lydie's parents' deaths were no accident, and that Elliott was involved. Now, Lydie must decide if she has the courage to wade back into the wartime world of smoke and mirrors to free Kate's daughter from Elliott's clutches, and find the truth of what happened to her beloved Mummy and Papa. In the final chapter of the Laurelhurst series, Lydie faces her ultimate challenge with the man who has been obsessed with her, long before she knew him. Will Lydie get to the truth and bring Elliott down once and for all, or will she become once again ensnared in Elliott's web of lies?
Kellie Butler
Kellie Butler is the international bestselling author of Beneath a Moonless Sky, Before the Flood, The Broken Tree, Out of Night, and The Ties that Bind, all part of the five-star rated The Laurelhurst Chronicles series. Kellie has lived and traveled around the world but now calls the high desert of Arizona home. She loves coffee, walks with her dog, yoga, knitting, reading, classic rock, lofi hiphop, and classic film.
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