First published 2022
Andie Figuero arrives at Sprague Hall in 2019 to film her reality show Mansion Makeover. The crumbling Newport estate should be perfect for television, but reclusive owner Lucky Sprague sets two rigid rules: no one talks to her, and no one goes near the ruined boathouse. As cameras roll, the mansion reveals secrets spanning three generations. In 1899, voice teacher Ellen Daniels arrives to prepare naive mining heiress Maybelle Sprague for Newport society and marriage to an Italian prince. Ellen hides her own dark past while navigating the Sprague family's ambitions. In 1958, Lucky Sprague feels like an outsider despite marrying into the family that owns her childhood refuge. She and her grandmother fled Mussolini's Italy for this Newport mansion, but one night in the forbidden boathouse will shatter everything Lucky believes about her family. The house guards secrets the Spragues believed would stay buried forever.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, multi-timeline
Setting: Italy, Newport, Sprague Hall
Period: 1899, 1958, 2019
393 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow