Murder Of A Sleeping Beauty

When school psychologist Skye Denison investigates the death of a popular teenager who was cast as Sleeping Beauty in the school play, she uncovers some shocking revelations about prominent Scumble River citizens. And even ever-optimistic Skye knows that in this case, finding the killer won't end this tale happily-end-after...

When school psychologist Skye Denison investigates the death of a popular teenager who was cast as Sleeping Beauty in the school play, she uncovers some shocking revelations about prominent Scumble River citizens. And even ever-optimistic Skye knows that in this case, finding the killer won't end this tale happily-end-after.--From Content Reserve screen.

Living under suspicion after wrongly serving time for her fiance's murder, Casey attracts the attention of newswoman Laurie, who pledges to exonerate her in spite of the machinations of an attention-stealing former prosecutor.

A delicious reimagining of the classic Sleeping Beauty.A fairy tale with a romantic paranormal twist.An evil prince.An improper earl.A murder to solve.A beautiful young woman awakens within a strange castle. She doesn't know who she is or how she got there. All she does know is that she's a ghost, and based on the bridal gown she's wearing, someone must've murdered her...on her wedding day.With the help of Lord Christian Sparks, an English gentleman with a penchant for swearing like a sailor, the ghostly lady begins to piece together her cloudy past and solve the mystery that led to her five hundred year slumber, why a French prince is haunting her dreams and the complexities of falling in love with a living, breathing man in eighteenth-century England as a ghost!

Author Miles Van Meter is on a book tour to promote his sensational bestseller Sleeping Beauty, a true-crime account of a deeply personal subject: the attack by a serial killer that left his twin sister, Casey, in a coma. Tonight the audience waits to hear Miles discuss recent developments in his sister's case -- unaware that pieces of this complex puzzle of violence, unknown even to the author, are about to be revealed. Six years earlier, life was much simpler for everyone involved, especially seventeen-year-old Ashley Spencer, a popular high school soccer star. Then one night an intruder entered Ashley's home and murdered her father and her best friend. Traumatized and suffering from a crippling sense of survivor guilt, Ashley is ready to give up on both soccer and life until help comes from an unexpected source -- a scholarship to the Oregon Academy, an elite private school, is extended to her by school dean Casey Van Meter. The school quickly becomes a haven for both Ashley and her mother, Terri. As Ashley regains her sense of self through the school's soccer program, Terri joins a writing group for adults led by Joshua Maxfield, a former literary wunderkind who has disappeared from the bestseller lists since his second book was panned by both critics and fans. Then tragedy strikes again and Ashley has to run for her life, unaware that the key to her survival is in the one book she's afraid to read -- Sleeping Beauty. With its blend of dizzying plot twists and thrilling suspense, Sleeping Beauty shows Phillip Margolin at the very top of his form.

A deliciously romantic, paranormal reimagining of the classic fairy tale! An evil prince. An improper earl. A murder to solve. A beautiful young woman awakens within a strange castle. She doesn't know who she is or how she got there. All she does know is that she's a ghost, and based on the bridal gown she's wearing, someone must've murdered her...on her wedding day. With the help of Lord Christian Sparks, an English gentleman with a penchant for swearing like a sailor, the ghostly lady begins to piece together her cloudy past, solve the mystery that led to her five hundred year slumber, discover why a French prince is haunting her dreams, and navigate the complexities of falling in love with a living, breathing man in eighteenth-century England as a ghost!

Casey Carter was convicted of murdering her fiancé-- famed philanthropist Hunter Raleigh III-- fifteen years ago. And Casey claims-- has always claimed-- she's innocent. Although she was charged and served out her sentence in prison, she is still living 'under suspicion.' Her story attracts the attention of Laurie Moran and the Under Suspicion news team-- it's Casey's last chance to finally clear her name, and Laurie pledges to exonerate her. An egomaniacal new boss, a relentless gossip columnist who seems to have all the dirt (and a surprising informant), and Casey's longstanding bad reputation: Laurie must face this and more to do what she believes is right, to once and for all prove Casey's innocence-- that is, if she's innocent... [this book] will keep you guessing until the very end.

Includes ten traditional fairy tales in their unabridged versions.