Publication Date: August 20, 2024
Two brides band together to unravel the secrets at the heart of a crumbling island manor in this delicious love letter to gothic fiction from the award-winning author of A Dreadful Splendor
‘Til death do us part…
November 1816: Restless but naive Emeline Fitzpatrick is desperate to escape her stifling life in foggy Halifax. Her guardian is lining up repugnant suitors, but Emeline has her eyes set on a lieutenant in the British Navy. She just needs to persuade him to propose, or her one chance at happiness will be gone forever.
But when Emeline’s hopes end in scandal, she finds herself with only one suitor left: the wealthy and enigmatic Captain Graves. Having already lost two wives to tragic circumstances, the widower is seeking a new companion in his cloistered seaside manor, Faraday House. Or at least that is what Emeline has been told, because when she arrives, she is horrified to discover that the second Mrs. Graves, Georgina, is still alive—though fading fast.
Emeline is only certain of two things: something ghastly is afoot at Faraday House, and no one is going to save her. She will have to rely on her own courage, her burgeoning bond with Georgina, and the aid of a handsome reverend with a mysterious past to shed light on a ghostly truth.
Emeline Fitzpatrick yearns for her secret soldier beau to sweep her away from Novia Scotia to Bermuda.
Unbeknownst to her, he’s a scoundrel of the worst kind, seducing young ladies in every port. To salvage Emeline’s reputation, she is sent to the seaside to wed a retired shipping merchant.
Author B. R. Myers sets up a twisty tale of early 19th-century gothic fiction with The Third Wife of Faraday House. The author does a phenomenal job of setting the atmosphere from the isolated mansion to the aloof servants. Couple that with the fact the current Mrs. Faraday is still alive for an unexpected twist.
When visions about past events in the house start haunting her, Emeline finds herself drawn to the ailing Georgina. The author drops clues to help preview the dramatic ending.
The Third Wife of Faraday House links two women united in unveiling the haunting secrets of the mansion before it kills them.
Always in the mood for a good scare, B. R. MYERS spent most of her teen years behind the covers of Lois Duncan, Ray Bradbury, and Stephen King. She is the author of the international bestseller, A Dreadful Splendor, winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award, as well as numerous YA books. When not putting her characters in precarious situations, B. R. Myers works as a registered nurse. A member of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, she lives in Halifax with her family—and there is still a stack of books on her bedside table.
Thank you for the lovely review, Amy.