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A Secret In The Garden
A Paranormal / Urban Fantasy Novel by Jeneane O'Riley
Book 1 of the The Dark Manor Chronicles Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Gothic Romance,
- Haunted House,
- Dark Romance
This book is for you if you're into...
- Haunted manor settings with secrets lurking in every shadow
- Botanists facing supernatural mysteries alone in eerie estates
- Slow-burn romance charged with danger and suspicion
Perched on a windswept cliff, Blackwood Manor looms like a dark monument to a mysterious family. Behind its grand iron gates, one part of the estate has been left to rot since the tragic death of Hester Blackwood: the once-glorious conservatory, now choked by vines and shattered glass.
The rest of the family is gone—only her brooding son, Jasper, remains, the heir to a weapons empire. Desperate to save her job and out of options, botanist Eliza Arnold makes a bold gamble—drives to the manor and begs the elusive millionaire for a donation. Jasper agrees...on one chilling condition: restore the conservatory. Alone. No help. No leaving.
But the manor is not empty.
As Eliza battles thorns and secrets, a magnetic tension builds between her and Jasper—dark, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. And something else stirs among the roots and ruins...whispers in the walls, confusing disturbances, and a presence watching her every move.
The deeper Eliza digs, the more she uncovers a garden of grief, longing...and desire. Because in Blackwood Manor, even buried things can bloom again.
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