House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt #2)
Erin A. Craig
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 43 ratings · 544 pages · Published: 25 Jul 2023

In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed.
Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores, seventeen-year-old Verity Thaumas has remained at her family’s estate, Highmoor, with her older sister Camille, while their sisters have scattered across Arcannia.
When their sister Mercy sends word that the Duchess of Bloem—wife of a celebrated botanist—is interested in having Verity paint a portrait of her son, Alexander, Verity jumps at the chance, but Camille won’t allow it. Forced to reveal the secret she’s kept for years, Camille tells Verity the truth one day: Verity is still seeing ghosts, she just doesn’t know it.
Stunned, Verity flees Highmoor that night and—with nowhere else to turn—makes her way to Bloem. At first, she is captivated by the lush, luxurious landscape and is quickly drawn to charming, witty, and impossibly handsome Alexander Laurent. And soon, to her surprise, a romance . . . blossoms.
But it’s not long before Verity is plagued with nightmares, and the darker side of Bloem begins to show through its sickly-sweet façade. . . .
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- fantasy 5
- mystery 4
- paranormal 4
- magic 4
- suspense 4
- dark romance 3
- young adult 3
- historical 3
- new adult 3
- love triangle 3
- high fantasy 2
- angst 2
- forced proximity 2
- shy heroine 2
- friends to lovers 2
- other man/woman 2
- m-f romance 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- tortured heroine 1
- virgin heroine 1
- aristo/royal heroine 1
- tortured hero 1
- rich hero 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- horror 1
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- death / grief 2
- substance abuse 1
- graphic violence 1
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