02210cam a2200301 4500 614408745 ER5 20221223120000.0 220527s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781250834225 1250834228 ER5 Rosen, Lev AC, author. Lavender House / Lev AC Rosen. First edition. New York : Forge, 2022. 274 pages ; 22 cm. Evander Mills series, The ; 1 "A Tom Doherty Associates book.". "Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret—but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in. Irene’s widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept—his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand. Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy—and Irene’s death is only the beginning. When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can’t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business." --publisher's website. 20221223. Rich people Fiction. Lesbians Fiction. Ex-police officers Fiction. LGBTQ+ people Fiction. SOAP Fiction. The Evander Mills series ; 1.