First published 2019
Serafina has defeated the dark forces threatening Biltmore Estate, but peace makes her suspicious. She patrols the grounds constantly, missing her friend Braeden Vanderbilt who left for boarding school in New York. When Mr. Vanderbilt invites her to move into one of the mansion's finest rooms, Serafina suspects he wants her to watch the guests arriving for the annual hunt. The estate feels different now. Dark corridors hide nameless threats, and Serafina questions her own perceptions. Did Braeden return for one night before disappearing, or is she imagining things? Their connection feels both severed and stronger than before. Then Serafina witnesses a crime that shatters everything she believed. Those she trusted to protect now appear evil. She cannot guard others when she doubts her own heart and senses.
Genres: suspense, mystery, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Biltmore Estate, New York
Period: 19th-century
352 pages · Hardcover · Disney Hyperion