title: Crystal Gardens
author:  Amanda Quick 
description: *Starred Review* It is the second time in the last two weeks that someone tried to kill Evangeline Ames. Fortunately, when she hears someone breaking into Fern Cottage, she has enough time to escape through her bedroom window, and she immediately heads for Crystal Gardens. Evangeline had already done some &#x201C;exploring&#x201D; at the abandoned estate, and her plan is to lose her assailant in the gardens surrounding the house. What Evangeline hasn&#x2019;t planned on was running into Lucas Sebastian, the new owner of Crystal Gardens. Nor does she realize that he will prove to be far more dangerous to Evangeline&#x2019;s plans for a quiet rest in the country than any mysterious intruder. Crystal Gardens, the latest danger-rich, paranormal-spiced historical romance from best-selling Quick (Burning Lamp, 2010), is an absolute delight. From the entertaining battle of wits between the story&#x2019;s intriguing heroine and mysterious hero to the botanically inspired plot and its deliciously gothic setting, all the literary components add up to a romance worth savoring. --John Charles
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  # TITLES BY JAYNE ANN KRENTZ WRITING AS AMANDA QUICK
  
  
  
  
  
  Tightrope
  
  
  The Other Lady Vanishes
  
  
  The Girl Who Knew Too Much
  
  
  ’Til Death Do Us Part
  
  
  Garden of Lies
  
  
  Otherwise Engaged
  
  
  The Mystery Woman
  
  
  Crystal Gardens
  
  
  Quicksilver
  
  
  Burning Lamp
  
  
  The Perfect Poison
  
  
  The Third Circle
  
  
  The River Knows
  
  
  Second Sight
  
  
  Lie by Moonlight
  
  
  The Paid Companion
  
  
  Wait Until Midnight
  
  
  Late for the Wedding
  
  
  Don’t Look Back
  
  
  Slightly Shady
  
  
  Wicked Widow
  
  
  I Thee Wed
  
  
  With This Ring
  
  
  Affair
  
  
  Mischief
  
  
  Mystique
  
  
  Mistress
  
  
  Deception
  
  
  Desire
  
  
  Dangerous
  
  
  Reckless
  
  
  Ravished
  
  
  Rendezvous
  
  
  Scandal
  
  
  Surrender
  
  
  Seduction
  
  
  
  
  
  # TITLES BY JAYNE ANN KRENTZ
  
  
  
  
  
  Untouchable
  
  
  Promise Not to Tell
  
  
  When All the Girls Have Gone
  
  
  Secret Sisters
  
  
  Trust No One
  
  
  River Road
  
  
  Dream Eyes
  
  
  Copper Beach
  
  
  In Too Deep
  
  
  Fired Up
  
  
  Running Hot
  
  
  Sizzle and Burn
  
  
  White Lies
  
  
  All Night Long
  
  
  Falling Awake
  
  
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