Blood of the Manor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781790946259)

Logline: When an orphaned artist inherits a haunted Gothic manor, she soon discovers if she runs, she will die.Synopsis"Blood of the Manor" is about a lonely, young artist Jena (19), struggling to cope as the sole survivor of a family car crash five years earlier. Suffering depression and recurring nightmares watching her sister die in the flaming car wreck, she withdrew into her art world.Soon after inheriting her artist grandfather's Gothic manor, Jena loses her art scholarship. She has no alternative but to move into the creepy manor she has avoided all her life. Being a penniless artist, Jena is keen to sell it but no-one wants to buy it. The locals are well aware of the 'curse of the manor' and anyone associated with it.Once at the manor, Jena meets the mysterious Elizabeth (21), who claims to be an orphaned family cousin living in secret there. The two women soon develop a strong bond.Elizabeth warns Jena of the manor's ancestral guardian, Rado (13). He wants the manor for himself even though the circumstances of his own death prevents him from entering any building. His body count is mounting and now, Rado believes if he kills Jena, the family's last living heir, he will be free to move into the manor.When Rado repeatedly taunts Jena, she runs. However, she discovers when she is away from the manor, not only does she succumb to serious illness, but Rado is relentless in hunting her down. The only safe place for her is inside the manor. In a letter from her late grandfather, Jena learns her destiny is as the manor's next guardian. To survive and protect the manor, Jena must vanquish Rado and move in permanently. If she runs, she will die.Emotionally lost, Jena flees to her sister's grave. After hearing her sister's empowering, spiritual words, Jena returns to the manor with renewed determination to face Rado in a life or death final conflict.This is Jena's journey to find her place in her family and a new purposeful life.

Author: Robert Drusetta
ISBN-10: 1790946255
ISBN-13: 9781790946259
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 12/22/2018
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d