{"product_id":"shadows-of-the-manor-eva-lyndale-9798267379359","title":"Shadows of the Manor: A Victorian Mystery of Love and Deception","description":"\u003cp\u003eA governess with a haunted past. A brooding widower with dangerous secrets. At Blackwood Manor, love is as perilous as the shadows that haunt its halls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her father's scandal leaves her penniless, \u003cb\u003eBeatrice Hale\u003c\/b\u003e accepts a position as governess at the isolated and mysterious \u003cb\u003eBlackwood Manor\u003c\/b\u003e on the Yorkshire moors. Her new charges, two troubled children, are as strange and secretive as their home. But it is their father-\u003cb\u003eEdward Blackwood\u003c\/b\u003e, a grieving widower and master of the house-whose cold command hides both desire and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForbidden from entering the locked west wing and warned never to ask about his late wife, Beatrice soon senses that the manor itself keeps dark secrets. Whispers echo through the corridors, ghostly figures move beyond the candlelight, and the truth about the late \u003cb\u003eMrs. Blackwood\u003c\/b\u003e may be more terrifying than any haunting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs her slow-burn attraction to Edward deepens into a dangerous love, Beatrice must choose between safety and passion, reason and the supernatural, and decide whether love can survive where tragedy once lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers who love \u003cb\u003egothic historical romance\u003c\/b\u003e filled with mystery, danger, and redemption, \u003ci\u003eShadows of the Manor\u003c\/i\u003e delivers everything fans crave: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A \u003cb\u003ehaunted Yorkshire manor\u003c\/b\u003e full of forbidden doors and whispered secrets\u003cbr\u003e- A \u003cb\u003eslow-burn Victorian romance\u003c\/b\u003e between a strong governess and a tortured widower\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eGhostly suspense\u003c\/b\u003e, hidden grief, and atmospheric Gothic mystery\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eDark family secrets\u003c\/b\u003e, redemptive love, and a heroine who refuses to surrender\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep into \u003cb\u003eBlackwood Manor\u003c\/b\u003e, where passion defies propriety, love walks among ghosts, and only the brave dare unlock what waits in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eva Lyndale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798267379359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Eva Lyndale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520121516287,"sku":"9798267379359","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0898400-1f98-4477-95af-9d4864fc89a5.jpg?v=1778740876","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadows-of-the-manor-eva-lyndale-9798267379359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}