Gothic romantic suspense about a young woman ensnared by a Hudson Valley mansion’s dark history, portents, and sinister neighbors.
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Gothic romantic suspense about a young woman ensnared by a Hudson Valley mansion’s dark history, portents, and sinister neighbors.
From the first, the old Hudson Valley house with a mysterious and violent history had a haunting impact on young Josephine Watts. Her premonitions of evil began with finding a dead starling in the fireplace. Then Benjy, a menacing and grotesque native, appeared and her dread increased. Soon the exotic and malevolent Clarissa, who lived just down the road, made her sinister influence felt at the house. Slowly the dark spirits of the mansion worked their strange powers on Josephine, and bit by bit...
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Romantic suspense; sensual focus on Clarissa’s body and sexual allure
Violent house history, dead animals, menace, and life-threatening peril
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No fantasy magic system present
Dark spirits, portents, superstitions, and haunting powers drive the plot
Period racial coding around Clarissa’s Blackness and exoticism
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Accursed violent history and psychological torment; not graphic abuse
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