The Unfurling Rain
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  • Reads 78
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  • Parts 20
  • Time 1h 5m
taleswithtunes
Complete, First published Mar 28, 2024
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The year is 1878. Rain lashes down on the cobblestone streets of a windswept English village, cloaking everything in a melancholic grey. Eliza, a young woman with eyes the color of storm clouds and a heart burdened by a secret sorrow, walks alone. Her destination: the crumbling manor on the hill, shrouded in whispers of a dark past and a chilling legend. There, she seeks a reunion with Edward, the love of her life, but a chilling realization awaits her. Edward is no longer the man she remembers, and the manor holds a sinister secret that threatens to consume them both. As Eliza delves deeper into the mystery, the lines between love and horror blur. Will she save Edward from the clutches of darkness, or will the rain become an eternal shroud, forever separating them in a chilling embrace?
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The Secret of Alderwood Manor

26 parts Complete

When 21-year-old Emma Harrington inherits Alderwood Manor from a distant relative she never knew existed, she expects a quaint, if not crumbling, estate in the English countryside. What she doesn't expect is the dark, mysterious history buried within its walls. Amongst the dusty shelves and forgotten rooms, Emma discovers a collection of love letters from the 1800s-letters that tell the tragic story of a forbidden romance and a family secret long hidden. As she unravels the mystery of the manor's past, Emma finds herself drawn into a dangerous game of deception, where someone in the village knows more than they're letting on. And as she gets closer to the truth, she realizes that the shadows of Alderwood are not ready to let go of their secrets-or her. With the help of a handsome but secretive local historian, Emma must piece together the puzzle before it's too late. But as the past and present intertwine, she begins to question everything, including her own heart. Will Emma uncover the truth of Alderwood Manor? Or will its dark history consume her like it has so many before her?

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