A Castle for Rowena

Ghost Stories #1

by Hayden Thorne

Edgar Cushing is a young man who has lost much until a kind and grieving widower adopts him and raises him in a loving and happy home. A fire destroys lives and hopes for the future while Edgar is in school, however, forcing him to abandon his education and seek employment to help his badly injured father. A surprisingly generous job opening draws him to an isolated house and its strange and mercurial mistress, her fiercely devoted housekeeper, and an enigmatic young artist whose connection to Bridewater House goes back two generations. For all its dreamlike and excessive splendor, however, Bridewater House has a secret of its own -- a dark, tragic one echoed in soft and creeping footfalls, a small child's calls for its mother, and the lonely grasp of a cold, invisible hand in the dark.

173 pages, ebook

Published October 6, 2021

About the author

I write gothic fiction, fairy tales, and ghost stories with a touch of gay romance. For a complete and updated list of my published books, please visit my Books2Read store .

Reviews

[Rafael Andrade · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great haunted house story.

[Lexy Kaune · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am shocked this book has no reviews here and no stars. Stumbling upon this story made me feel like I came across a Monet in a thrift store. It has everything a good gothic novel should be. A luxurious and imposing manor, eccentric madness, slavishly devoted servants, supernatural elements and dark secrets that are slowly revealed with every turn of the page. The characters are so developed and the writing is top notch. And, it’s gay! I have never read a gay centered gothic novel before and this one was excellent. I really can’t recommend this book enough, if you are reading this review and you haven’t read A Castle for Rowana yet, do it and do it now!

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book very much. It is concisely written, has well developed characters and a satisfying pulse of suspense until the end. It is a breath of fresh air to read a stand alone tale that delivers on atmosphere, believability of character interactions and plot resolution. This book does not subscribe to the formulaic monotony of the convoluted, tentacled series with a ridiculous casts of boobs and botched plot distractions. I will read more from this author.

I am a bit confused why there is a book with the same title and description, but written by W M Oliver?