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England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex's wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to the family’s estate in the Sussex countryside. But there is much she never knew about her husband’s origins…and the revelation of a mysterious death in the Forsyths’ past is just the beginning… All is not well at Wych Elm House. Dottie's husband is distant, and her son was grievously injured in the war. Footsteps follow Jo down empty halls, and items in her bedroom are eerily rearranged. The locals say the family is cursed, and that a ghost in the woods has never rested. And when Jo discovers her husband’s darkest secrets, she wonders if she ever really knew him. Isolated in a place of deception and grief, she must find the truth or lose herself forever. And then a familiar stranger arrives at Wych Elm House…
Publication Year: 2016
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0(6/21/16): Such a perfect blend of real danger and ghostly tension, of plausible risks and supernatural consequences. And as always, St. James offers a bit of romance. This time around I could not help but swoon, with the contrast of a dead Prince Charming against a living dangerous man.
(6/12/17): Alex and Jo were a romance of equals, and Jo herself reminds me of Claire from Outlander. Her quiet intelligence is the lens by which readers experience the story, and it's easy to overlook her observational skills as part of the narrative. It's Jo's light reflecting off of Alex that illuminates her talents.
9/18/18: I focused on the Jo this time around, I love so much how her physical chemistry was the tinder, but her quick, observant mind was the spark.
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