Some doors were never meant to be opened.

When Belladona Ashbourne inherits a decaying estate she’s never heard of, she finds more than rotting floorboards and locked doors. The house remembers her—and it’s been waiting.

A raven that won’t leave. A key she doesn’t recall. A mantel clock that ticks backward. A staircase that disappears behind her.

But Umbracrest Abbey isn’t just haunted. It was built to keep something buried.

As Belladona uncovers long-hidden family secrets, the lines between past and present twist into something far more dangerous.

Perfect for fans of gothic suspense, psychological thriller books, and haunted house fiction, this slow-burn mystery invites you into a house that doesn’t just hold secrets—it keeps them.

A Gothic Suspense for readers who love atmosphere, inheritance, and the truths that wait in the dark.