ABANDONED. YA Mystery (realistic fiction, not fantasy) - Book cover is covered in ivy! young woman meets strange man

[Rachel]

Definitely published NO LATER than 2011!!

My only VIVID memory of this book is that the book cover had a beautiful wall of ivy, possibly surrounding the title of the book. There might have been a door behind all of the ivy?

My memory on the plot is a bit hazy, but I do remember it having to do with a young woman stumbling across a mysterious mansion and somehow meeting a stranger/man. They may have been brought together by an outside source?

I apologize of the lack of detail, but I can clearly remember the beautiful book cover of a wall covered in ivy!!

[Rachel]

I must have read this when it first came out - so probably around 2005-07 - hope this helps!!

[Sarah]

This is a long shot but could it possible be Beastly

[Scott]

?

[Sarah]

Also could it be: House of Ivy & Sorrow

[Rachel]

Unfortunately it's none of the three books listed above - there wasn't a fancy illustration on the cover. Just a very pretty and enigmatic photograph of green ivy and simple text for the title.

[Sarah]

Did you read the summaries for the last book? I have come to find that books could have several different covers and the summary sounds very similar.

Alas, I will keep searching!

[Rachel]

I did read the summary for House of Ivy & Sorrow, but sadly the book I'm looking for is not in the mythical/fantasy genre. It's more like a realistic fiction/mystery book.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Rachel, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Rachel]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Rachel, are you still looking for this or did you find it?"

Sadly I haven't found it yet! Still searching though

[Kris]

Rachel, how old is the heroine and the stranger/man? Is there a romance?

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