Where the Roses Bleed by Erica Bunker instant download

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When Lena Carter moves to Magnolia Lane after her divorce, she envisions a fresh start for herself and her daughter, Summer—far away from the whispers and judgment of Atlanta’s social scene. But from the moment she steps onto her new porch, it’s clear that the neighborhood’s manicured lawns conceal deep, tangled roots of power, privilege, and quiet hostility.

At the center of it all is Caroline Whitaker: the queen bee of Five Points, a woman whose polished charm masks ruthless ambition. When Caroline takes an unsettling interest in Summer—pressuring her to pledge the same elite sorority her family has ruled for generations—Lena pushes back, refusing to let her daughter be co-opted into a world built on exclusion. Their simmering feud becomes the talk of the neighborhood, culminating in a tense public confrontation at Caroline’s lavish Summer Soiree.

The next morning, Caroline is found bludgeoned to death in her prized garden. The murder weapon? A heavy garden gnome Lena once innocently admired—and now, the neighbors can’t stop whispering that she used. As gossip hardens into suspicion and long-held secrets come crawling into the light, Lena becomes the prime suspect in a crime that fractures the community’s carefully maintained facade.

Told through multiple, often unreliable narrators—Lena, Caroline, their husbands, and the neighbors who know more than they admit—Where the Roses Bleed is a sharp, emotionally charged exploration of status, race, and the dangerous consequences of defiance in a place that demands conformity.