House of Roots and Ruin

In Erin A. Craig's gothic thriller-fantasy, House of Roots and Ruin, seventeen-year-old Verity Thaumas yearns for adventure beyond her family's estate, Highmoor, where she lives with her older sister Camille. When an opportunity arises to paint a portrait for the Duchess of Bloem, Verity is eager to escape, but Camille reveals a shocking secret: Verity is still haunted by ghosts. As Verity ventures to Bloem, she finds herself enchanted by the charming Alexander Laurent, even as dark nightmares and unsettling truths begin to unravel the idyllic façade of her new surroundings.