[Vintage American Gothics 01] • Bride of Haven House

She needed a husband; he wanted an inheritance. Would their marriage of convenience be a nightmare for both of them?

It's Christmas time, 1971, and Sophie Banister is out of options. Unemployed and the mother of a three week old daughter, her controlling husband has walked out on her with only a cruel letter. When she meets handsome airline executive John Granger by chance, he makes an offer she can’t refuse.

Swept up in a whirlwind marriage of convenience, Sophie arrives at Haven House just months later, her new husband’s estate in the isolated Black Hills of South Dakota. But all is not well. Threats surround her, and intentions are shrouded. Even as she is attracted to her moody new husband, she doubts he can be trusted, and what of his younger brother, Evan—an enigma who offers her friendship, and perhaps something forbidden?

She must uncover the secrets of Haven House and its inhabitants if she wants to save herself and her child.

*This is a gothic romance novella in the style of the vintage gothic romances of the 1960s and 70s. Others will follow in the American Vintage Gothics Series and will follow the Granger family:

May 2018: Shroud of Darkness

August 2018: Black Roses for My Mistress