Whispers of the Painted Soul
Clara Everly
Maya Gallo is a scientist of art, a restorer who trusts in pigment and canvas, not premonitions. She has spent her life building a wall against the psychic visions that plague her—a gift she considers a curse. But when she’s hired to restore a series of priceless paintings at a remote Italian monastery, the wall begins to crumble. The artworks, damaged in a mysterious fire, are screaming with a sorrow and rage that defy any scientific explanation.
Gabriel Rossi, a handsome and fiercely skeptical historian, believes the answers lie in his family’s archives, not in Maya’s unsettling intuition. He sees a restorer on the edge; she sees a man blind to the truth that’s right in front of him. As they clash, they are drawn into the 500-year-old tragedy of a forbidden love between a painter-monk and a nun, and the secret child that was erased from history.
But they are not the only ones searching for the truth. A fanatical secret society within the monastery has guarded the secret for centuries, and they believe Maya is the final piece of a gruesome prophecy. Trapped on the storm-swept cliffs, Maya and Gabriel must unravel a conspiracy of art and blood, and trust each other before a sacred night of sacrifice claims them both.
A breathtaking blend of gothic mystery, historical intrigue, and star-crossed romance, Whispers of the Painted Soul is perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Susanna Kearsley, and Deborah Harkness.
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