The Secret Language of Stones (30 page)

Photograph by Mario Morgado

M.J. Rose grew up in New York City exploring the labyrinthine galleries of the Metropolitan Museum and the dark tunnels and lush gardens of Central Park—and reading her mother's favorite books before she was allowed. She is the author of more than a dozen novels, the co-president and founding board member of International Thriller Writers, and the founder of the first marketing company for authors,
AuthorBuzz.com
. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. Visit her online at
MJRose.com
.

Also by M. J. Rose

FICTION

The Witch of Painted Sorrows

The Collector of Dying Breaths

The Seduction of Victor H.

The Book of Lost Fragrances

The Hypnotist

The Memoirist

The Reincarnationist

Lip Service

In Fidelity

Flesh Tones

The Halo Effect

The Delilah Complex

The Venus Fix

Lying in Bed

NONFICTION

Buzz Your Book
(with Douglas Clegg)

What to Do Before Your Book Launch
(with Randy Susan Meyers)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Rose, M. J.

Title: The secret language of stones : a novel / M. J. Rose.

Description: First Atria Books hardcover edition. | New York : Atria Books,

2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015041805 (print) | LCCN 2015044988 (ebook) |

Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Historical. | FICTION / Romance / Gothic.

GSAFD: Occult fiction. | Gothic fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3568.O76386 S425 2016 (print) | LCC PS3568.O76386

(ebook) | DDC 813/.54—dc23

ISBN 978-1-4767-7809-9

ISBN 978-1-4767-7811-2 (ebook)