Penniless and newly orphaned, Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake.
But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors.
For this is a house that will not forget…
Thornby Manor by Stephanie Bramwell-Lawes is published on 23 April, 2026.
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