A Haunting at Havenwood - E-book - ePub

Nothing will keep Louisa from searching for an ancient fortune. Except perhaps a phantom who turns out to be a most eligible bachelor. When Louisa Banner learns that her family's finances have dwindled to nearly nothing, she finds herself whisked away to a quaint Northumberland village to live with her enigmatic great-aunt. Nestled near the romantic ruins of an ancient castle, Louisa is soon ensnared by local lore-stories of lost treasures and benevolent spirits that wander the crumbled stones and moonlit fields. Erasmus Grey, a stuttering heir and a secret Gothic novelist, is as haunted by society's judgments as he is by the insistent voices of family ghosts.
To escape the relentless matchmaking of London society-and to appease his ghostly ancestors-he takes refuge in his ancestral estate, near the same ruins that captivate Louisa. When fate-or perhaps something more spectral-draws Louisa to a forgotten graveyard, she encounters Erasmus, a living man with a tombstone for a namesake. As Louisa grapples with the bewitching notion that she may have found a kindred spirit in a "hauntingly" handsome neighbor, Erasmus wonders if he's discovered a rare soul who can look past his societal shortcomings and into his secretive heart. In this closed-door romance, where ghostly ancestors serve as matchmakers and foggy woods a romantic backdrop, Louisa and Erasmus must decide whether to remain hidden in the shadows of their pasts or step into the soft glow of a love that promises a lifetime of understanding and acceptance.