First published 2022
Lizbet Keaton takes on the impossible job of managing the newly renovated Hotel Nantucket for its enigmatic owner, London billionaire Xavier Darling. The property carries decades of decline since a devastating 1922 fire killed young chambermaid Grace Hadley. Lizbet assembles an untested but determined staff to transform the hotel's terrible reputation. The team struggles with difficult guests, interpersonal conflicts, and the peculiar disturbances caused by Grace's restless spirit. Grace continues to make her presence known throughout the hotel, determined that someone acknowledge the truth about her death. As Lizbet fights to save the hotel's reputation and her own career, she must navigate staff drama, guest complaints, and supernatural interference. The story unfolds through multiple perspectives, revealing how past tragedies shape present struggles and how a group of flawed people can come together around a shared goal.
Genres: fiction, romance, mystery, contemporary, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, supernatural-interference
Setting: Hotel Nantucket, Nantucket
Period: 1922, 21st-century
416 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company