In 1897, Elara Voss makes her living speaking with the dead. Most clients want comfort, closure, or one last message from someone they lost. Lady Octavia Greymore wants something more dangerous: Blackthorne, an infamous estate on the cliffs, has refused every attempt to be sold because the castle appears to be genuinely haunted. Elara agrees to investigate. She expects restless spirits. She does not expect Cassian. Trapped within Blackthorne's decaying halls, Cassian is more than a ghost and less than a living man. His memories are fractured, his connection to the estate is bound by an old curse, and the deeper Elara searches for the truth, the more his past appears tangled with her own family history. Portraits rot without explanation. Hidden rooms refuse to stay hidden. Every clue suggests someone made sure Cassian could never leave, and that breaking the spell may require Elara to uncover a betrayal buried for generations. Their connection grows in the one place neither should trust. Cassian has spent years existing as a shadow, watching life continue beyond him. Elara has built her independence around helping the dead without letting them claim too much of her heart. Blackthorne changes those rules. The castle wants its secrets kept. The curse is growing stronger. And the closer Elara comes to giving Cassian back the life stolen from him, the more dangerous it becomes to imagine a future where he could stand beside her. Some hauntings begin with death. Blackthorne's began with a broken vow, and the house will not release either of them until the truth is finally brought into the light.
In 1897, Elara Voss makes her living speaking with the dead. Most clients want comfort, closure, or one last message from someone they lost. Lady Octavia Greymore wants something more dangerous: Blackthorne, an infamous estate on the cliffs, has refused every attempt to be sold because the castle...