A beautifully moving story about a woman who moves into her deceased relative’s rotting house, and vows to restore it. Stumbling upon memories and untold stories, Fiona goes on a journey to find out more about her family, and herself. A gripping, heartfelt story that will hold your attention until the very end.

A woman moves back to her supposedly haunted childhood home to the dismay of her mother and uncovers a startling truth regarding her mother and beloved late uncle. I'm not much for gothic-style stories, but I will read any Kelly Rimmer writes, and I was glad I did. A very moving story, well worth reading.

Fiona returns home to her crumbling, ancestral estate, a house rumored to be haunted. While trying to sort out the mess in the house, she comes across a book that seems to mirror much of her own past, and begins to realize her mother has been keeping secrets from her about her past. Atmospheric and fun.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for this ARC! I'm a Kelly Rimmer fan, and wasn't sure to expect from this new novel! It is very different from her last several historical fictions, but the perfect cozy read for a long winter weekend. Fiona moves back into her childhood home, which is rumored to be haunted, filled with the misdeeds of the past, and much to her mother's dismay, is considering restoring parts of the old mansion. She stumbles upon a box of unread books, and from there, is drawn into both the story within, and her own confusion about the secrets her home and mother may be holding back from her. Rimmer's storytelling is compulsively readable per usual, and I found myself wanting to read one more chapter often. There is a beautiful, courageous story revealed by the end, and it explores the ideas of what think we may know (or not) about our parents, our pasts, and our identity.