{"product_id":"marguerite-by-the-lake-mary-dixie-carter-9781250790385","title":"Marguerite by the Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Mary Dixie Carter comes an atmospheric, tense novel about the death of a glamorous garden designer, a widower trying to keep his secrets buried, and the beautiful young gardener who finds herself entangled in their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarguerite Gray is a lifestyle icon known for her garden parties, high-end business ventures, and being the muse behind the famous Serge Kuhnert painting, \u003ci\u003eMarguerite by the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. Her presence is overpowering, her taste, legendary. For the last few years, Phoenix has been the gardener on the famed Rosecliff grounds, home of the Gray family: Marguerite and her husband Geoffrey. Phoenix came from humble beginnings, and now she works hard to craft the landscape that underpins Marguerite's brand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a storm threatens the launch party for Marguerite's latest book, it's Phoenix who spots the danger to the guests and rushes to Geoffrey's side to save him from a falling tree. Geoffrey is grateful--perhaps too grateful. Marguerite is . . . jealous. Phoenix senses the danger of being drawn deeper into their lives but can't resist the attention, becoming embroiled in an affair that could destroy her career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut soon after the affair begins Marguerite falls to her death, from the same high point at Rosecliff where she posed for \u003ci\u003eMarguerite by the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. Now Phoenix has another secret, one that haunts her even as Geoffrey invites her to move into the manor with him. A secret that Detective Hanna and Marguerite's daughter--her spitting image--are circling closer and closer to. Phoenix tries to put it all behind her and find her rightful place at Rosecliff. But as every gardener knows, nothing stays buried forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Dixie Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250790387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250790385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Mary Dixie Carter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46293286486271,"sku":"9781250790385","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d2f96b6-f442-464e-b148-dc4c3cc48100.jpg?v=1730212827","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marguerite-by-the-lake-mary-dixie-carter-9781250790385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}