The Thing Beyond Reason / Echo of a Careless Voice / Blotted Out

THE THING BEYOND REASON

Lexy Moran is the secretary to innocent, young Caroline Enderby, whose mother watches her like a hawk, always concerned about a possible scandal. So when Caroline doesn't come home one night and her mother doesn't seem worried, Lexy is surprised at her reaction. It seems that Caroline has eloped. But how did the sheltered Caroline find time to meet a suitor, much less arrange a marriage? When Lexy is approached by a young man who claims to be her fiancé and is looking for Caroline, Lexy knows something isn't right. That's when she decides to find out what really happened to Caroline Enderby.

ECHO OF A CARELESS VOICE

Basilda has been hired by Doctor Ferrier to educate his young daughter, Marty. It is a pleasure to get to know Marty, but her older sister Hope is another matter entirely. Hope is willful and arrogant, and wants nothing to do with Basilda. And their young stepmother, Alma, is no help at all. But when Hope's lover, Ramon, kills himself, she reluctantly must ask Basilda for help. Every part of Basilda's upbringing rebels against being brought into Hope's desperately selfish world. Should she show kindness where none has been shown in return-risk her very future-or fly back to the security she knows?

BLOTTED OUT

When James arrives in New York he doesn't know a soul. But before he can leave the ship, he receives a message from an Amy Solway, claiming to be his cousin and asking for his help in posing as her new chauffeur. The first thing he discovers when he is ushered into the house is a dead body under the sofa. He decides to hold his tongue and meet Amy before saying anything, but finds that Amy has been expecting a different James Ross. Since no one has acknowledged the dead man, and Amy is clearly in need of his help, he decides to stay. But will Ross's will be enough to see him through this most perplexing situation?