Darkwater Inn Books

A murder investigation uncovers sordid secrets and haunting mistakes The Darkwater Inn stands tall and proud in the French Quarter, the hub of New Orleans. Bourbon Street is bustling, and general manager Adelaide Fountaine has her hands full with a hotel at capacity. But she is shocked when a body is found: a hotel guest stabbed with a kitchen knife. Detective Beau Savoie, Adelaide's childhood friend, is on the case. As Beau digs into the victim's past, he unearths a shocking connection between Adelaide and the murdered guest. Beau is hurt that his friend--the woman he's quietly loved for years--kept the truth from him. To make matters worse, the stress of the investigation has sent Adelaide right into the comforting arms of her coworker Dimitri. But Beau can't press Adelaide too hard . . . because he's keeping secrets of his own. Can Adelaide and Beau afford to hide from the truth with a killer on the loose?

Southern recipes from the Darkwater Inn series, and old recipes of the author's family and friends.

Adelaide Fountaine, general manager of the Darkwater Inn, has just returned to New Orleans from a six-month sabbatical in Europe. She's rested and ready to take on the inn's busiest season: Mardi Gras. But Adelaide hardly has time to unpack before a jewel heist interrupts a visit from foreign royalty. A priceless tiara goes missing from the hotel's safe, and three people are left dead.Detective Beau Savoie discovers the robbery was an inside job, making everybody at the Darkwater Inn a suspect--including Dimitri, the son of the inn's owner and Beau's competition for Adelaide's heart.Tensions are high, and the stakes get even higher when Adelaide is abducted. Can Dimitri and Beau put aside their distrust and work together to save her?

Has the past come back to haunt the Darkwater Inn?Adelaide Fountaine, general manager, is enthusiastically renovating parts of the Darkwater Inn. Her intentions come to a screeching halt when a skeleton is found behind a makeshift wall—an axe beside it. Something ghastly from the past has come back to haunt the Darkwater Inn.As Adelaide works alongside owner Dimitri Pampalon and Detective Beau Savoie, the two men who have been pursuing her heart, she learns the eerie death has tentacles that reach deep into the seedy past of both the Darkwater Inn and the evil underground of New Orleans.The past and the present collide as the stakes are upped—not only for Adelaide’s heart, but for her very life and her father’s life as well. The threats are deadly, the coils of evil are tightening around everyone involved, and they are more powerful than anyone could have ever imagined."Wow, what an exhilarating ride! Unexpected twists, an authentic atmospheric setting, and great characterization make Darkwater Truth an exceptionally fine romantic suspense you won’t want to put down until the last page. This is Caroll at the top of her game." Colleen Coble, USA Today bestselling author of the Lavender Tide series"While I hate to say goodbye to Caroll's Darkwater Inn series, I can't think of a better sendoff than Darkwater Truth! A complex suspense plot with historical elements and thrilling turns keeps readers glued to the pages, hardly daring to breathe. So, too, does the culmination of the decision Addy has been struggling with since book one - which man truly holds her heart? Darkwater Truth is a multi-layered story in every way, with richly-drawn characters and a subtle-but-solid brush of faith across the pages. A must-read for readers who love a riveting suspense novel!" - Carrie Schmidt, ReadingIsMySuperPower.org