The House That Death Built

Name: The House That Death Built
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Mel Stone
ISBN: 9781666122565

Author: Mel Stone

Narrator: Mary Sarah

Unabridged: 12 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/29/2021

Categories: Fiction, Gothic, Romance, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

It began with a happily ever after. It soon became a nightmare . . .

Norfolk, England, 1816. Joy Horton is resigned to her spinster status. Loathe to pass on her disorder, she refuses to marry and works tirelessly as a skilled seamstress. But when a brooding duke falls madly in love with her, she's unable to resist his persuasive proposal.

Honeymooning in London, Joy believes she has everything she's ever wanted . . . until accusations of murder creep into their lives. When they retreat to the groom's estate and he becomes controlling and obsessive, she fears the mansion walls hide a sinister secret.

Can Joy uncover the truth before she's the next victim of a terrifying curse?

About Mel Stone

Mel Stone plunged into the world of reading at the tender age of four. She found a love for ghost stories and Gothic tales, suspense-driven works of fiction, and of course a little romance never hurt. Now she combines all three of her favorite genres and writes up tales that feel familiar until you find out things are not what they seem. Mel lives in the Wasatch Mountains with her husband and children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeanne

No-- just no. I really wanted to love this story. According to the description it had everything in it that I love. None of what was written worked for ME. The story time was supposed to be set sometime after the Napoleonic War. While I do not necessarily get upset if the characters speak or act diffe......more

Goodreads review by Elodie’s Reading Corner

The House That Death Built: A Gothic Thriller of Romance and Mystery Mel Stone [URL not allowed] Release date 07/07/2020 Blurb : A country girl. A grieving stranger. And a secret that will bind them forever… Arthur knows nothing but sorrow. His past is filled with secrets, trials, an......more

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥

In all honesty, I struggled to get through this book. I could tell it wasn't for me after reading chapter one, but I still decided to give it a chance because I don't like quitting on books. So the description makes it sound like the hero and heroine had this sweet romantic story and then he starts......more

Goodreads review by Sandee

This is the story of Joy and Arthur. Joy is an independent young woman with a talent for clothing design. Arthur is full of mystery but is confident and brash. Joy suspects he has a high rank but Arthur isn't telling. He enjoys the merry war of words between the two of them. As their relationship de......more