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Whispers at Painswick Court
Christian historical romantic suspense
Whispers at Painswick Court
368 pages · First published 2025
Determined to avoid marriage and pursue a useful life, Anne Loveday returns to the English village of Painswick, where she once spent happy summers with her sister. When she agrees to nurse Lady Celia, the woman who years earlier prevented her sister's marriage, Anne finds herself living in a shadowy manor rumored to be haunted. Surrounded by suspicious relatives, secretive servants, and two visiting physicians, Anne begins to fear that a series of alarming accidents are actually attempts on her patient's life. As suspicion falls on Anne herself, she must uncover the truth while guarding her heart against an unexpected romance. Blending Regency romance, Gothic atmosphere, and country-house mystery, this novel is ideal for readers who enjoy family secrets, puzzling suspects, and a stormy-night read.
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Repeated suspected attempts to harm or kill an elderly, seriously ill woman; frightening accidents and escalating threats; false suspicion and attempts to frame an innocent person; family secrets, manipulation, and strained relationships; an old manor rumored to be haunted; illness and medical treatment; romantic tension and mild affection.
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