A Secret In The Garden (The Dark Manor Chronicles)

He'll give her one thing she desperately needs.She just has to agree to his terms.A brooding heir. A crumbling manor. And something in the walls that won't stay quiet.A dark, slow-burn gothic romance with forced proximity, obsession, and a mystery buried beneath the ruins.Perched on a windswept cliff, Blackwood Manor looms like a dark monument to a mysterious family. Behind its grand iron gates, one part of the estate has been left to rot since the tragic death of Hester Blackwood: the once-glorious conservatory, now choked by vines and shattered glass. The rest of the family is gone-only her brooding son, Jasper, remains, the heir to a weapons empire.Desperate to save her job and out of options, botanist Eliza Arnold makes a bold gamble--drives to the manor and begs the elusive millionaire for a donation. Jasper agrees...on one chilling condition: restore the conservatory. Alone. No help. No leaving.But the manor is not empty.As Eliza battles thorns and secrets, a magnetic tension builds between her and Jasper--dark, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. And something else stirs among the roots and ruins...whispers in the walls, confusing disturbances, and a presence watching her every move.The deeper Eliza digs, the more she uncovers a garden of grief, longing...and desire. Because in Blackwood Manor, even buried things can bloom again. Read more