A vengeful ghost wants them dead for crimes they didn’t commit.


Edward Baxter inherits an earldom upon the death of a distant uncle and within a Season, becomes betrothed to Lady Violet Hanson in a celebrated match. Shortly thereafter, strange, and vicious occurrences threaten their lives and the continuation of the Whitlock earldom.

Edward’s uncanny resemblance to his late cousin attracts not only the curiosity of the town, but the vengeance of a ghost. When Edward recognizes the attacks are connected to tragedies from his late cousin’s family, he goes to extreme lengths to unravel the mystery before the ghost kills his betrothed.

Will Edward discover the dangerous curse and placate the ghost in time to allow he and Violet a chance at love and happiness?

(Note: This story was first published as part of the USA Today Bestselling Boxed set Upon a Midnight Dreary, October 2021)