Serpent of the Bells
(2025)(A book in the Once Upon a Midnight Dreary series)
A novel by Susan Stradiotto
Some curses are meant to be broken. Others demand heart, sacrifice, and blood.
Lila Halloway has lived in silence her entire life, tending to the abandoned cliffside manor. In Ravenwood Manor, the quiet is absolute. No voices, no music, no sound. Except for the toll of the iron bell in Ravenwood’s tower, an ominous chime that haunts the estate and the small town at the foot of the hill. But when Arthur Ashcroft arrives to claim his inheritance, his voice shatters the quiet . . . and long-buried shadows stir.
Arthur’s presence disturbs hidden secrets. The house awakens, the past stirring beneath its foundation. Together, Arthur and Lila uncover a trail of forgotten letters, cursed heirlooms, and a love story bleeding with madness. As they piece together bits of truth, they must face the ghost that suffocates Ravenwood—and the cruel price of unrequited love.
Bound by family secrets older than the silence itself, Lila and Arthur must expose the sins that doomed Ravenwood. If they fail, the curse will bleed life from them, from love, and from the town itself, until nothing remains.
This haunting Gothic romance is perfect for fans of Erin Craig's House of Salt and Sorrows.
Download now and lose yourself in eleven reimagined Edgar Allan Poe classics, each atmospheric and crammed with haunting romantic tension!
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Lila Halloway has lived in silence her entire life, tending to the abandoned cliffside manor. In Ravenwood Manor, the quiet is absolute. No voices, no music, no sound. Except for the toll of the iron bell in Ravenwood’s tower, an ominous chime that haunts the estate and the small town at the foot of the hill. But when Arthur Ashcroft arrives to claim his inheritance, his voice shatters the quiet . . . and long-buried shadows stir.
Arthur’s presence disturbs hidden secrets. The house awakens, the past stirring beneath its foundation. Together, Arthur and Lila uncover a trail of forgotten letters, cursed heirlooms, and a love story bleeding with madness. As they piece together bits of truth, they must face the ghost that suffocates Ravenwood—and the cruel price of unrequited love.
Bound by family secrets older than the silence itself, Lila and Arthur must expose the sins that doomed Ravenwood. If they fail, the curse will bleed life from them, from love, and from the town itself, until nothing remains.
This haunting Gothic romance is perfect for fans of Erin Craig's House of Salt and Sorrows.
Download now and lose yourself in eleven reimagined Edgar Allan Poe classics, each atmospheric and crammed with haunting romantic tension!
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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