The Devil Duke's Bride
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Last published Mon, Nov 17, 2025
Ravencourt Manor sleeps beneath endless fog, its roses blooming red as spilled wine.
They say its Duke murdered his wife. They say her ghost still walks the halls.
When Clara Ashworth arrives to take the dead woman's place, she finds more than shadows and silence. The Duke watches her like a man haunted-by grief, by guilt... or by recognition.
The walls seem to know her name. The roses never die.
And as the line between love and madness begins to blur, Clara must face a terrifying truth-
some hearts never rest. They only return.
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