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A Dreadful Splendor by BRMyers
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INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER * EDGAR WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD Be careful what you conjure... London, 1852. Genevieve Timmons has made her living posing as a spiritualist to swindle wealthy believers, until one misstep lands her in a jail cell awaiting the noose. Then a stranger, Mr. Lockhart, arrives to make her a peculiar offer. The lord he serves, Mr. Pemberton, has been grieving the mysterious death of his beautiful bride-to-be for six months. Although no foul play was ever uncovered, the young lord is convinced that she was murdered. If Genevieve can hold a séance to persuade him that his betrothed's spirit is at peace, Mr. Lockhart promises to have the charges against her dismissed and reward her with enough money to start a new life. But when Genevieve arrives at Somerset Park estate, she discovers that the handsome and aloof Mr. Pemberton is anything but the heartbroken lover she expected. Mr. Pemberton then approaches Genevieve with an offer of his own: together, they will stage a séance so convincing it will coax the killer out of the shadows. Attempting to play both sides until she can determine which plan holds the key to her freedom, Genevieve prepares to stage a haunting. But when ghoulish incidents begin to plague the manor, the dogged heroine realizes her tricks may not be required after all. Somerset and its residents are hiding many deadly secrets, and its ghosts could be all too real. Available as ebook/audiobook/paperback! https://a.co/d/8kO7Nef
The Third Wife of Faraday House by BRMyers
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Two brides band together to unravel the secrets at the heart of a crumbling island manor in this delicious love letter to gothic fiction. November, 1816: Restless but naïve Emeline Fitzpatrick is desperate to escape her stifling life in foggy Halifax. Her guardian is lining up repugnant suitors, but Emeline has her eyes set on a handsome lieutenant in the British navy. She just needs to persuade him to propose, or her one chance at happiness will be gone forever. But when Emeline's hopes end in scandal, she finds herself with only one suitor left: the wealthy and enigmatic Captain Graves. Having already lost two wives to tragic circumstances, the widower is seeking a new companion in his cloistered seaside manor, Faraday House. Or at least that is what Emeline had been told, because when she arrives, she is horrified to discover that the second Mrs. Graves, Georgina, is still alive-though fading fast. Emeline is only certain of two things: something ghastly is afoot at Faraday House, and no one is going to save her. She will have to rely on her own courage, her burgeoning bond with Georgina, and the aid of a handsome reverend with a mysterious past to shed light on a ghostly truth.
Moose and Goose by CrazyKatiexox
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Moose and Goose (2021) follows the befallen tragedies of Judith Jefferson, a melancholic yet altruistic nineteen-year-old university junior majoring in medicine. In 1979, fresh out of an asylum, she juggles an arranged marriage, violence, grief, and betrayal as the new year rolls in. In her journal, she laments over her struggles with feelings of invisibility and loneliness, pleading for someone to notice her anguish. Soon, her prayers for friends are answered in the form of a hexad, one of whom is a gentle giant who shares the same struggles as her but copes with them by playing intergalactic, animal-themed arcade games, and new opportunities arrive via a charming NAACP representative of a rival university.