On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor
by Jaime Jo Wright
Pub Date 01 Jun 2021
Bethany House,Bethany House Publishers
Christian| Mystery & Thrillers| Romance


In the Year 1885. 

Adria Fontaine was sent to recover goods her father pirated on the Great Lakes during wartime. Upon arriving at Foxglove Manor-a stone house overlooking Lake Superior-Adria senses a wickedness hovering over the property. Foxglove's mistress is an eccentric and cruel old woman who has hidden dangerous secrets in her house that could end Adria's life. 


Present day. 


Kailey Gibson is a nurse's aide at an old stone manor renovated for seniors. Having been kidnapped as a child, she has locked-up memories of secrets and death, overshadowed by the chilling promise of her abductors to return. The residents of Foxglove start sharing stories of whispers in the night, hidden treasure, and a love willing to kill, making it clear this home is far from safe. She'll have to risk everything to banish the past's demons.


I give On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manner five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!

3.5 stars
A seriously creepy streak in both timelines. Foxglove Manor is a creepy place all the way back to its early days, with civil war era secrets still haunting the manor in the present day as well.

I liked both sets of characters but preferred the modern ones. The darkness in the older storyline was so intense that it was difficult to really bond with the characters, and the resolution to it was hasty and not extended enough to enjoy fully.

Overall, an interesting story that kept me flipping pages and keeping the lights on while trying to figure out what was actually going on.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required. Review is based on a final copy.

This is my first book by Jaime Jo Wright and I'll definitely be reading more by her. I'm from Upper Michigan so I loved the setting and the spookiness that prevails .... especially in the Adria chapters. Out of the two story lines I do think I preferred the contemporary one with Kailey. I couldn't finish this fast enough because I just needed to know how it all came together!

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review. All opinions are my own.

Publication date: 1 June 2021

Another spell-binding story from this author. Split-time. Suspense. Romance. What more could one ask for?? Can’t wait for more from Jaime Jo Wright. Leah Horowitz did a great job narrating the story. I listened to a library copy of the audiobook.

On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor is the first book I've read by Jaime Jo Wright and it was different than I expected. I wasn't a fan of how creepy the book was and the ghost story that was prominent throughout. The ending was good and did wrap things up nicely.

The romance was okay, but it wasn't a favorite. I liked the mystery of figuring out who was the villain.

All in all, On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor was an okay read, but a little too dark for me.

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This book has a gothic vibe to it and I love the two timelines meshing together.

Thank you NetGalley and Bethany House for giving me the opportunity to read this.

This novel tells the tale of an old haunted manor. I love the historical counterpart rather than the modern. The modern storyline had disturbing scenes especially the kidnapping scene that made it hard to press through. Yet, I did solely for the historical. The story is very well-written and atmospheric! It was a spooky ghost tales about secrets of the past! Thus, I recommend this for fans of Simone St. James, Wendy Webb, and Sarah Donati!

Jaime Jo Wright is truly such a talented author, and On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor is a great example of just that. She beautifully weaves stories filled with history and mystery that I find myself drawn into each and every time. While her stories are often a bit darker than I usually find myself enjoying, she weaves these stories together so masterfully that I cannot help but to enjoy them anyway. Drawing readers both back in time and into the current day storyline, both timelines are well written and intriguing. This is definitely a must read.

**I received a complimentary copy for consideration. All thoughts are my own.

I have to say this is the scariest book of Jaime's that I've read. This is a dual time line, 1885 Adria is sent to Foxglove Manor to find the Civil War treasure that her father says belongs to him, there she meets the mysterious Mr. Crayne, the guardian of Foxglove Manor. In present day, Kailey and her brother Jude go to the same manor to uncover what happened in her past so that they can have a future, while there she meets Axel the caretaker of Foxglove Manor. There are Civil War ciphers and ghosts and mysterious happenings in the manor. This was a book I couldn't put down but didn't want to read at night. Very suspenseful.

As always, Jaime Jo Wright wrote the perfect mysterious and suspeseful book. I just couldn't guess where she was taking the story and how much the characters would grow throughout the story!

On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor gives me yet another reason why I love Jaime Jo Wright's books. This one is among of her favorites so far. Five stars.

A dual timeline novel with an eerie feel to it, this book will keep you turning pages. The paranormal aspect to it felt a little contrived.

This is the perfect slightly creepy read for the fall season. There's a ghost story and a big gothic house that is practically a character itself. Very enjoyable read.

I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley for the purpose of review.

Jaime Jo Wright's signature dual time line tales always offer just enough unease and shivers to be unsettling and compelling. Other books I've read by her were set in Wisconsin in fictional towns closely resembling real towns not far from my home, adding my own personal layer of unease and intrigue. For ON THE CLIFFS OF FOXGLOVE MANOR, Wright has moved to Michigan's UP and Lake Superior. How could she pick another of my most favorite places in the whole word to be the site of her newest time slip scare? Like her other stories, there is a connection between the present happenings and previous ones. This time the present characters include Kailey who has come to take a job at Foxglove Manor, an assisted living facility in a huge 19th century home built long ago by a sea captain, bringing with her autistic older brother. No one at the facility knows that this is not Kailey and Jude's first time at the house, nor that Kailey had been kidnapped shortly after their family left the house, then a B and B. Kailey's story is alternated by that of Alexandria (Adria), the daughter of a man of dubious reputation whose wealth came from pirateering and secretly helping the Confederate cause during the Civil War. Adria has been sent to Foxglove Manor to learn the whereabouts of some loot (gold) that her father professes has been stolen from him. Ghost sightings, mysterious references to codes or ciphers abound throughout the book, most without any clear explanation until quite far into the book. While the "treasure hunt- greed-ghost vein of the book did not quite deliver for me, I did admire the two main female characters and their strength in dealing with trauma. In an afterward, author Wright refers to a current television series that searches for Civil War gold, and I think if I were more familiar with those tales, the premise of gold being hidden in the UP with intent that it would be smuggled into Canada would make more sense. Although I liked the book, I much prefer my personal take on the UP -- a world of beautiful waterfalls, indescribable Lake Superior shorelines, and magnificent peace. But I will still be ready to take on Wright's next book, wherever she sets it. I received a copy from Netgalley and all opinions are mine alone.

“Foxglove Manor was alive. It had eyes in the walls and a soul in the floorboards.” Indeed, Foxglove Manor is an imposing, sinister house that sits on the cliffs at the edge of cold and howling Lake Superior. Jaime Jo Wright expertly evokes a very melancholy, ominous dual-timeline mystery in her latest, On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor.

In the post-Civil War story, Adria Fontaine is exiled to the manor as punishment for embarrassing her family. She can only get back in her father’s good graces by finding what he is searching for.

My heart went out to poor Adria, whose father and sister are incredibly cruel and self-centered. A large part of who she is, negatively, is caused by their abusive behavior towards her.

What an assorted, unusual cast of characters inhabit Foxglove when Adria arrives. I did not figure out this mystery, but I sure enjoyed how Ms. Wright drew her characters with such depth and intrigue. I loved how all the puzzle pieces came together at the end, quite differently than I would have deduced.

I did figure out a little bit more of the present-day part of the mystery, but it again was multi-faceted, so no wins there for me. Kudos to Wright for the way she stretches and twists her characters to conform to the shape of this compelling, spooky story! Yet it is all very plausible. More kudos.

And Jude. This quote shows all of Kailey’s love and respect for him when many would disregard him. “But the questions drilled into her by kidnappers at the age of five had their answers embedded in the mind of Jude, the boy with autism. And now Jude was the man with autism, whom too many looked on as less than instead of what he was—a veritable genius.”
I love how Jaime Jo Wright shows what an incredible genius an autistic person can be, way more than the average person we tend to see as “normal!”

The two tales tie together well, with the one dependent on the other. Intrigue and suspense run high as shenanigans, manipulation, and abuse are slowly revealed. Romance and some humor plus faith round out this amazing tale and make it a must-read for those who love dual-timelines, mysteries, the Great Lakes, the Civil War, special needs people, etc.

More Notable Quotables:

“The truth that Foxglove Manor would twist its way into your soul until one day it owned you, and it called to you, and it didn’t cease hunting you until you returned.”

“I am losing my mind, and Raymond wants to take all the fun out of it.”

…there’s a smartness in being a coward. A person stays alive when they run.”

“Stereotyping and ostracizing because of differences were the worst sorts of cruelty.”

Do you know how hard it is to read a book in the hospital? Especially one that grips you right away, and then you are constantly interrupted by doctors, nurses, and you know - pain? I needed to escape so badly, and Jamie Jo Wright provided that escape in On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor.

In this dual-time romantic mystery, we encounter Adria, in 1885, who arrives at Foxglove Manor on a mission to retrieve something for her father. But as in most good mysteries, all is not what it seems. Fast forward to the future, and we meet Kailey, a nurse's aide to the elderly who live in the newly renovated Foxglove Manor. As Kailey unravels a mystery that has plagued her all her life, Adria's story provides more clues. As the novel progresses, we jump back and forth from past to present as more secrets are revealed.

With a romance in the wings for each lady, ghost stories, and a mystery that must be solved, this book was hard to put down. Even in the hospital! I finished it in the ER this morning. It was worth it!

This is my first Jaime Jo Wright book but it won't be my last! I loved the dual timeline and dual point of view. The setting was gothic and spooky and I loved it, especially reading it during Halloween season. Wright knows how to really hook you in and enhance the creepy vibes without veering into horror.

One of this summer's MUST reads!

Oh. My. Goodness. I think I'm going to have to sleep with my light on for at least a week! On The Cliffs Of Foxglove Manor was the eeriest, the creepiest, book that I've read in months! Jaime Jo Wright is a master of her craft and it shows in every one of her novels, but she is definitely at the top of her game with this one. The Gothic overtones are utter perfection!

Up until now my favorite Jaime Jo Wright book was The Curse Of Misty Wayfair but I think On The Cliffs Of Foxglove Manor is in the running to be tie for favorite status. It's just THAT good! The blend of historical and contemporary was done to perfection. Each layer and chapter of the story building on the one prior, and each one necessary for the dual timeline to come together seamlessly.

If you are looking for a story with deeply flawed characters doing the best they can with what they have, this is the book for you. These characters are some of the most real that I've read in awhile, their fears and struggles may be difficult and even a little taboo in most Christian fiction but they are about as authentic as they come.

On The Cliffs Of Foxglove Manor was so deliciously dark and spooky that I stayed up nearly all night to finish it. Some friendly advice, don't turn off the lights after reading this one. Jaime Jo Wright had me jumping at every suspicious sound, and trust me, old houses like mine have a lot of suspicious noises at 3 am. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, it's one you won't want to miss!

(I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)

Another fabulous novel by the author. This one keeps with her theme of “reading in the dark, not recommended”. Yet in all seriousness, I did! Because I wanted to continue with the story. The Manor itself is such a part of the book. This author does a great job of inanimate objects becoming characters within the book. Adria is a tortured young woman who has a father who is cruel. He’s searching for gold and banishes her to Foxglove Manor to find it. Kailey was kidnapped as a child and returned the same day unharmed after a stay at Foxglove Manor. She’s seeking answers years later along with her autistic brother. Highly recommend this one! Lots of twists and turns and I had no idea Confederate gold was part of Upper Michigan! Learn more about it in this riveting story you won’t want to put down, even if it is dark! I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All views stated here are my own.

“His eyes were gray and matched the tempestuous waves of Lake Superior behind him. They matched the gray sky. Everything here at Foxglove Manor was gray. Gray, stormy, and tumultuous. Exactly as Kailey remembered.”

Intense with a mystery that kept me guessing, “On The Cliffs Of Foxglove Manor” was an intense read. It held a feel of gothic mystery with a split-time storyline of the heroines of Foxglove Manor. Wright shined a light on the Civil War history of the Great Lakes with so many secrets and mysteries I hadn’t heard of before now. She brought the contemporary storyline to life by her focus on elderly care and autism. The added focus of bringing the truth to light after so many years of lies surrounding the mystery of Foxglove Manor was intense. It was riveting suspense and kept me up late at night. If you love a “Jane Eyre” feel with an engaging contemporary mystery thrown in, I think you’ll love this story.

“We must fight the war, Alexandria!” War. War of the soul, the mind, the heart, and perhaps even a physical war…”

The sensitive topic of suicide could be a trigger for some, but it was handled very well. The focus on faith and hope of a future with the support of others was inspiring. Though it was a focus on individual heroines, it really spoke to the importance of community.

“One could soar, really. And soaring above the waves with hope was such a lovely thing.”

I was given a copy of this book by the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own and are given honestly.