As featured in USA Today’s “Happy Ever After” blog–a sparkling, suspenseful mixture of Gothic romance and romantic comedy from the Daphne du Maurier Award-winning author of With This Curse and Sea of Secrets!
Vivacious actress Sybil Ingram looks forward to a life of security when she leaves the theater to marry a wealthy American. But when he dies suddenly on their wedding night, she finds … on their wedding night, she finds herself a penniless widow. Her only legacy is Brooke House, a Gothic revival manor in the wilds of the Hudson River Valley. However, the eerie mansion comes with two tenants. One is a hostile ghost. The second, and far worse, is former violinist Roderick Brooke—the most insolent, dangerous, maddeningly gorgeous man she’s ever met.
As Sybil and Roderick engage in a battle of wills—and wits—she finds herself increasingly drawn to him despite her growing suspicion of a connection between him and the spirit that haunts Brooke House. But soon an even greater threat arises: the mysterious queen of local society, Mrs. Lavinia Dove. For reasons that Sybil can’t imagine, Mrs. Dove is determined to have Brooke House and Roderick for herself… if necessary, by deadly means.
By turns mysterious and moving, sparkling and spooky, Nocturne for a Widow follows a spirited heroine through adventures in life, love, and death. From the colorful theatrical world of late-Victorian London to the American wilderness, Sybil’s travels will test her mettle–and her heart.
Length: 97,000 words ~ Sensuality level: mild/sweet
Categories: Victorian era, historical fiction, gothic romance, romantic suspense, mystery, historical, romantic comedy, ghost story, Victorian mystery, historical romance, sweet romance, supernatural, 19th-century theater, Victorian England, cozy mystery
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an easy read with a novel twist –
Very well written and so original
I enjoyed this book. Light reading and good characters.
It was just okay
this was okay.. when another better book came i read the other book sorry
I thought it was a wonderful read. Suspenseful and funny !!
I did not expect to be so drawn into this book. I don’t usually read historical type books. The plot kept getting more and more captivating, I wasn’t sure how it would end. I enjoyed it very much.
Enjoyed it
It was an ok book. Easy reading. Good characters.
I really enjoyed the questions at the end of the book.
A great story very entertaining and fun to read to see what happens next.
Good read…I love reading stories about that time period.
Uck
As Sybil burns her bridges behind her, we wonder if she will ever catch a break. With everything turning against her, she forges ahead, trying to make a place for a penniless widow. A well told tale with many twists and turns. It held my attention to the very end.
Started out slow but caught my attention pretty quickly. I don’t usually read period novels but I ended up really enjoying it.
Great characters and an engaging plot. Well-done.
can’t believe a man would be that stupid
Sorry but I just could not get into the book. If a story dose not grab my attention in the first 10 pages. I think it is boring.
Lightweight, good fun
Tedious, Finally just stopped and deleted it.