Gothic Short Story Collection: Four Books in One
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ISBN13: 9798194836925
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 1 2026
Pages: 308
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 1 2026
Pages: 308
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Inheritance:
Amber Harkins has spent seventeen quiet years believing she knows exactly who she is-until a single letter reveals the truth. She is Octavia Blackthorn, the missing heir to a powerful family and its vast, secret-ridden estate.
Amber Harkins has spent seventeen quiet years believing she knows exactly who she is-until a single letter reveals the truth. She is Octavia Blackthorn, the missing heir to a powerful family and its vast, secret-ridden estate.
Drawn into a world of wealth, ritual, and expectations she never asked for, Octavia must navigate people who watch her too closely and a legacy wrapped in shadows. Only Max-the groundskeeper's son and the one familiar face from her forgotten childhood-seems willing to help her find the pieces of her missing past and fight a legacy of evil.
As Octavia pieces together the fragments of her past, she. Max and Tara-her faithful assistant and friend- prepare for the fight of their lives and the future of every Blackthorn yet to come.
The Inheritance pulls you into a dark tale of wealth, legacy, and the beasts that thrive in the shadows. Waiting for Midnight:When Cali returns to her hometown after a brutal breakup with her cheating fiancé, she seeks refuge in the one place she never expected to own: Whitlow Manor, a crumbling estate she impulsively bought at auction two years earlier-after the last heir was found murdered under mysterious circumstances. The manor is steeped in silence and secrets, but Cali soon discovers it's not empty. Hidden within its decaying walls is Rowan, a cursed man doomed to transform into a monstrous creature known as a Ravyn-a beast born of rage, sorrow, and ancient magic. His curse, tied to the Whitlow bloodline and the heir's violent death, traps him in a cycle of torment that only love and truth can unravel. As Cali and Rowan work together to uncover the origins of the curse, their bond deepens into a love that is both dangerous and redemptive, even as Cali's past comes back to haunt her. Dark and seductive, Waiting for Midnight is a story about healing, legacy, and the kind of love that can tame even the darkest beast. The Secret:
She buried the truth to protect her daughters. Now the past demands to be unearthed. Years ago, Andi walked away from everything-her family's legacy, the man she loved, and the dangerous magic tied to a collection of ancient artifacts. Her grandfather's greed had poisoned it all, turning guardianship into obsession and power into peril. But with his death, the estate calls her home. Returning means facing the secrets she left behind: corrupted magic, fractured love, and a daughter she never told anyone about-the true heir to the legacy she tried to escape. As she navigates the treacherous world of magical artifacts and long-buried family history, she must find the strength to reveal the truth to her daughters and reclaim the role she was born to play. Interwoven with glimpses of the past, The Secret is a haunting tale of legacy, love, and the cost of silence. A story of mothers and daughters, of magic and memory-and the courage it takes to face what was hidden. The Portrait:
Grace buys a neglected manor despite warnings, hoping its quiet decay will give her a fresh start. In the dusty parlor, above the fireplace mantle, she finds a portrait of Henry James Maxwell-a man whose gaze feels unsettlingly alive. She soon learns the truth: Henry is cursed to exist inside the painting, able to step into the world for only a few short weeks every twenty years. And Grace has arrived on the very night his century-old imprisonment briefly breaks. Their connection is immediate and consuming, but dawn drags Henry back into the canvas, leaving Grace desperate to free him from a curse she barely understands. When he vanishes entirely, she's left grieving a love suspended between worlds. The Portrait is a gothic romance steeped in supernatural intrigue, exploring love that defies time and the courage it takes to release what we cannot hold and the ability to move on.
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