A brooding Gothic novel set in 1800s America! Perfect for fans of Daphne du Maurier, Kate Mosse, Stacey Halls and Emily Brontë.
Can Megan solve a deadly mystery before the evil of Wyndspelle destroys her?
New England, 1815
Unable to speak or walk since a terrible fire destroyed her family, twelve-year-old Lea Stewart lives in solitude and despair. Closeted in her room at the notorious Wyndspelle, the troubled girl is confined to her bed and starved of company and affection.
When spirited Megan Alisdair comes to Wyndspelle from her native Scotland to care for Lea, she’s appalled by the girl’s wretched living conditions. But when she confronts the child’s father, the enigmatic Craigh Stewart, she begins to uncover a dark web of tragic secrets.
For Lea’s family believe she is possessed … and they blame her for starting the fatal fire…
But to Megan, Lea is simply a neglected and traumatised child, and she’s determined to help her. Soon the girl is growing stronger in Megan’s care, and even beginning to speak and walk.
But Megan can’t ignore the sense of evil that hangs around Wyndspelle like a cloud, nor the rumours that the desolate old house is haunted. And when a series of dreadful events is set in motion, soon she’s in fear of her life – and of Lea’s too.
Someone wants Lea to stay silent – and it seems they’ll go to any lengths to keep her that way…
Who is really to blame for the Stewart family tragedy? And can Megan teach Lea how to live again?
Or could her determination to uncover the truth have deadly consequences for them both?