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Dark and brooding, these novels are perfect for reading under a warm blanket or with a cup of tea.

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Book cover of "The Manor House Governess: A Novel" by C. A. Castle, featuring a woman's face with a hand over her mouth.

The Manor House Governess by C. A. Castle

Accepting a position as live-in tutor for the Edwards family, Brontë Ellis arrives at Greenwood Manor where he is welcomed into the household with warmth until a tragic fire reveals dark secrets smoldering under the surface of this once elegant estate.

Book cover of "We Are A Haunting: A Novel" by Tyriek White, featuring abstract, colorful collage art.

We Are a Haunting by Tyriek White

We Are a Haunting is a debut, coming-of-age novel that mixes magical realism and the Southern Gothic and follows three generations of East New Yorkers struggling to maintain a connection to their history.

Cover of "The Secrets of Hartwood Hall" by Katie Lumsden with a silhouette of a woman in front of a manor.

The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden

In 1852, young widow Margaret Lennox, taking a position as governess to an only child at an isolated country house in the West of England, starts to feel that something isn’t quite right and, as her past threatens to catch up with her, she learns the truth behind the secrets of Hartwood Hall.

A Good House for Children" book cover featuring eerie blue and red foliage with an endorsement at the top.

A Good House for Children by Kate Collins

Leaving their city apartment for the promise of more space for their children, Nick and Orla move to an antiquated Georgian mansion on the Dorset cliffs, where strange and ghostly things start to happen.

Cover of "Starling House" by Alix E. Harrow, featuring dark birds, flowers, and a Reese's Book Club badge.

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper, Opal, when she gets the chance to step inside the Starling House, the estate of the 19th-century author of her favorite book, and make some extra cash, finds things taking a sinister turn.

Book cover of "Lone Women" by Victor LaValle, depicting a woman standing in a vast field under a dark, clouded sky.

Lone Women by Victor LaValle

In 1915, Adelaide Henry, after her secret sin killed her parents, sets out for Montana, dragging an enormous steamer trunk that’s locked at all times, to become one of the“lone women” taking advantage of the government’s offer of free land where she hopes to bury her past.

Book cover of "Inheritance" by Nora Roberts, featuring ballet shoes surrounded by flowers with a soft light background.

Inheritance by Nora Roberts

A woman uncovers a family curse after an uncle leaves her a haunted Victorian house, in the first novel of a new trilogy by the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Concannon Sisters Trilogy.

Book cover of "Midnight is the Darkest Hour" by Ashley Winstead with a crescent moon over the title text.

Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

When a skull found deep in the Louisiana bayou reunites her with a man from her past with a dark reputation, the daughter of the town’s fire-and-brimstone preacher will do anything to protect those she loves from the real evil that walks among them.

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