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Synopsis
**From the jacket** Beneath the New Mexico sun, an intense drama is unfolding. Amanda Austin has come to Santa Fe to learn the truth about her mother-who died mysteriously when Amanda was only five. She has come to face her mother's family, the Cordovas-and a part of her heritage kept secret from her since childhood. It isn't going to be a pleasant truth to face. She knows this from the moment she enters her grandfather's house-a dark Spanish hacienda that seems to guard its ancient secrets like a tomb. It is going to involve facing in herself the fiery Spanish blood of the Cordovas-that more than once over the years has erupted in jealous rage, cruelty, and possibly murder....
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Is The Turquoise Mask appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Classic gothic romantic suspense with mild peril, family secrets, and references to past violence including possible murder. Clean romance with no explicit content, suitable for mature teens and adults.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include murder, death of parent, and family secrets (see the full list above).
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Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn into this atmospheric mystery about uncovering dark family secrets in a haunting Santa Fe mansion.