The Haunting of Bly Manor meets House of Salt and Sorrows in award-winning author Kyrie McCauleyâs contemporary YA gothic romance about a dark family lineage, the ghosts of grief, and the lines weâll cross for love.
The Sleeping House was very much awake . . .
Days after a tragedy leaves Marin Blythe alone in the world, she receives a surprising invitation from Alice Lovelaceâan acclaimed horror writer and childhood friend of Marinâs mother. Alice offers her a nanny position at Lovelace House, the familyâs coastal Maine estate.
Marin accepts and soon finds herself minding Aliceâs peculiar girls. Thea buries her dolls one by one, hosting a series of funerals, while Wren does everything in her power to drive Marin away. Then Aliceâs eldest daughter returns home unexpectedly. Evie Hallowell is every bit as strange as her younger sisters, and yet Marin is quickly drawn in by Evieâs compelling behavior and ethereal grace.
But as Marin settles in, she canât escape the anxiety that follows her like a shadow. Dead birds appear in Marinâs room. The childrenâs pranks escalate. Something dangerous lurks in the woods, leaving mutilated animals in its wake. All is not well at Lovelace House, and Marin must unravel its secrets before they consume her.