Misha Crews

Love stories about old houses and family secrets.

In 1848, Edgar Allan Poe traveled to Providence to court poet Sarah Helen Whitman, and one of the places they spent time together was the beautiful Providence Athenæum. Their brief romance left behind a signed poem, a library record, and a love story that still lingers among the books.

The sixth book in the Angel River series, “One Secret Summer,” features Chris Appleton, whose life spirals after finding his grandfather’s mysterious box. His relationship with journalist Rose Stanislaw complicates as they uncover the town’s secrets, including a suspicious death and a rumored curse. The story blends romance with small-town mysteries.