title: The Catalain Book of Secrets
author: Jessica Lourey
description: &quot;Picks you up and sweeps you away until you&apos;re completely intoxicated by its magic. Life-affirming, thought-provoking, heart-warming, it&apos;s one of those books whichif you happen to read it exactly when you need towill heal your wounds as you turn the pages.&quot; <b>Catriona McPherson</b>, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, and Bruce Alexander-winning author of the Dandy Gilver series and <i>The Day She Died</i><br /><br />&quot;Prolific mystery writer Lourey tells of a matriarchal clan of witches joining forces against age-old evil...The novel is tightly plotted, and Lourey shines when depicting relationships--romantic ones as well as tangled links between Catalains...Lourey emphasizes the ties that bind in spite of secrets and resentment.&quot; <b>Kirkus Reviews</b><br /><br />&quot;Lourey expertly concocts a Gothic fusion of long-held secrets,melancholy, and resolve...Exquisitely written in naturally flowing, expressive language, the book delves into the special relationships between sisters, and mothers and daughters.&quot;<b>Publishers Weekly</b>
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  # House of Secrets
  
  
  ### Book One of Beautiful Secrets
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Marie Robinson
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Editing: Picky Cat Proofing
  
  
  Proofing: Mystique Editing
  
  
  Cover Design: Jacquline Sweet
  
  
  Copyright © 2019 by Marie Robinson
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
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  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0005.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0006.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0007.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0008.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0009.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0010.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0011.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0012.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](part0013.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](part0014.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 11](part0015.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 12](part0016.xhtml)
  
  
  
  