I’m sure others will really enjoy this book, but I’m just not a huge fan of period pieces. I appreciate the opportunity to give this book a read and review.

A good Gothic read

This was truly a gothic novel. The huge overpowering house on the Cornish Bluff "Winterbourne" sits in the shadows keeping its secrets hidden inside.

The story goes from the governess Alice Miller in 1947 to Rachel in present days. Rachel grew up adopted and always wondered about her beginnings and her birth mother.

One day after she has grown and is on her own with her own Art Gallery, a letter comes informing her that she has been left a property called "Winterbourne" by a Constance De Grey to whom she was related but had never known existed.

Rachel travels from New York to England to visit the property hoping to find out about her ancestry and her connection to the De Grays’.

The story has suspense, a bit of terror, and a curse. The characters are well written and very well described from Captain Jonathan De Grey, Alice Miller, the twins Constance and Edmond, Rachel, Jack and Aaron.

Rachel uncovers not only the Witch of Winterbourne, but all that happened to her relatives from the beginning of Winterbourne. She suffers the spookiness of the huge house and has to choose between Aaron and Jack until she almost loses her life at the hands of one and is rescued by the other.

When she threw the mirror in the sea she thought she had rid herself and Winterbourne of the curse, but did she really?

It was a good book to read, I did get lost a few times in the different time changes and sometimes wondered in which time period I was reading. I would recommend the book to anyone that likes Gothic suspense novels.

Thanks to Rebecca James, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of the book.

Excellent gothic mystery with some gorgeous writing throughout, wonderful scenery, and beautiful sense of time and place.

This was a new author for me and This was a great book! It held my attention and I couldn't put it down, kept me awake at night because I just wanted to keep reading! It was an easy to follow along story and contained good easy to follow characters. I highly recommend this to anyone and can't wait to read more by this author. Thanks for the opportunity to read and review this.

Hauntingly beautiful....

When Rachel inherits a home in England, she is not sure what to think. She has often wondered about her family, and the elusive house seems to hold more mysteries than answers. As Rachel travels to England to learn more about her family and past, she is swept into the harsh past and the dangers that the house holds, but there seems to be more lurking than just unanswered questions...

Pros:
What a beautiful story! I sat and read this in one sitting, and could not put it down! Alice, Laura, Rachel - their stories intertwine, and yet there is one piece that everyone seems to overlook! Oh my! A great read! Get this one on your to read list now!

Cons:
There were several unanswered questions. Who was talking to the twins? Why did they act they way they did? These were just a few of the questions that I had over the book - there seemed to be some major drops.