I am so excited to be sharing the very first and exclusive look at Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstead’s up and coming book and I have to tell you that this cover is AMAZING!!! Sorry for shouting but it really is, I saw this cover for the first time and I thought; wow! I think anyone who follows me will know how much I admire these two ladies, their books are sooo good – yes, I am having an overly excited fan moment! Which is a tad embarrassing, thank goodness I get to hide behind a computer, I would be a doe-eyed, babbling mess in person. So, when I got asked to be apart of their cover reveal – to say I got excited is an understatement – I literally jumped at the chance. But enough about me squealing like some sort of weird spinning top, this post is all about the cover and by jove this cover is so gorgeous! And I am equally excited about this book and this whole new series, which is going to be fantastic. But, you don’t want to hear me whittling on and one you want to take a peek for yourself, well go on then.
Heat Rating : Sizzling
Format : Ebook
ISBN : 978-1-78686-469-7
Word Count : 82,811
Book Length : Super Novel
Pages : 310
Genre : Historical, Paranormal Romance
Within the tangled vines of a forgotten garden, can a blossoming new love overcome an ancient evil that threatens both the living and the dead?
After losing her brother in the trenches of the Great War, Cecily James is a prisoner of Whitmore Hall, the respected but remote boys’ school where her brutish husband reigns as headmaster. With its forsaken walled garden, a hauntingly tragic past, and midnight footsteps heard from an unoccupied clocktower, Whitmore Hall is a place where the dead are rumored to walk.
Whitmore Hall is a place filled with mysteries and as a ghost garden emerges from the sun-bleached soil, long-buried secrets cry out to be told.
When new teacher Raf de Chastelaine blunders into an impromptu seance, Cecily finds an unlikely and eccentric ally. In a world of discipline and respectability, barefoot Raf is unlike any teacher Cecily has ever met. With his tales of the Carpathian mountains and a love of midnight gardening, he shakes Whitmore Hall to its foundations. Could there be more to Raf than meets the eye? And as he and Cecily realise that their feelings run deeper than friendship, dare they dream of a world beyond Whitmore Hall?
As Cecily and Raf team up to unite long-dead lovers and do battle with an ancient evil that has long haunted Whitmore Hall, Cecily finds her chance of happiness threatened by her tyrannical husband. But is the controlling headmaster acting of his own free will, or is he the puppet of a malevolent power from beyond the grave?
Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of domestic violence.
General Release Date: 23rd April 2019
Available for Pre-Order from 12th March 2019
Totally Bound / Goodreads / Amazon UK
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The Ghost Garden book 1 of; The de Chastelaine Chronicles:
“Ghosts need laying? Rates negotiable on application.”
In a world where the dead don’t stay dead, phantoms flit across the full moon and Europe staggers from the smoke of the Great War, Raf and Cecily are just your average madly-in-love couple.
Together they enjoy an idyllic life in his cluttered ancestral pile on the wild Yorkshire coast. Filled with ancient texts, arcane artifacts and the occasional ghostly cat, it’s a cosy haven for Raf and Cecily when they aren’t battling the forces of darkness.
He digs gardens, she bakes biscuits. He turns into a bat, she talks to the dead. And sometimes, together, they save the world.
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About The Authors
Eleanor Harkstead
Eleanor Harkstead likes to dash about in nineteenth-century costume, in bonnet or cravat as the mood takes her. She can occasionally be found wandering old graveyards. Eleanor is very fond of chocolate, wine, tweed waistcoats and nice pens. Her large collection of vintage hats would rival Hedda Hopper’s.
Originally from the south-east of England, Eleanor now lives somewhere in the Midlands with a large ginger cat who resembles a Viking.
Catherine Curzon
Catherine Curzon is a royal historian who writes on all matters of 18th century. Her work has been featured on many platforms and Catherine has also spoken at various venues including the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, and Dr Johnson’s House.
Catherine holds a Master’s degree in Film and when not dodging the furies of the guillotine, writes fiction set deep in the underbelly of Georgian London.
She lives in Yorkshire atop a ludicrously steep hill.
You can catch up on what the ladies are up to on their new lovely website https://curzonharkstead.co.uk/ and do check out their podcasts, which are brilliantly fun to listen to. One tip though, listen while on your own as I can guarantee you will be giggling away – unless that’s just me? Hmm, come to think of it, it could be just me. 😉
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