The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . .
When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheramβs beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitationβon fine ivory paper, in bold black handwritingβfrom the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi.
Sophie has always longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, itβs as if, thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wivesβall with hair as red as her ownβin the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows sheβs trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressacβs intoxicating world.
Glowing strands of romance, mystery, and suspense are woven into this breathtaking debutβa thrilling retelling of the βBluebeardβ fairy tale.