The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . .
When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheramโs beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitationโon fine ivory paper, in bold black handwritingโfrom 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, itโs as if, thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wivesโall with hair as red as her ownโin the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows sheโs trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressacโs intoxicating world.
Glowing strands of romance, mystery, and suspense are woven into this breathtaking debutโa thrilling retelling of the โBluebeardโ fairy tale.