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Victor of the 2015 Daphne du Maurier Prize for Brilliance in historical passionate puzzle and suspense! Can a curse attack twice in a woman's life? In 1854, 17-year-old chambermaid Clara Crofton was dismissed from Gravesend Hall for having dropped in love with Richard Blackwood, the younger son of the house. Alone on the planet, Clara found a tenuous position as a seamstress, but she always blamed the Gravesend curse for the catastrophe that got befallen her - and then for Richard's death immediately after in the Crimean Battle. Now, more than 18 years later, Richard's twin, Atticus, seeks out Clara with a weird proposal: If she'll marry him and live with him as his wife in name and then ease the mind of his dying dad, Atticus will then endow her with a comfortable income for the others of her life. Clara recognizes that he's not disclosing his true motives, however when she works out of options for an unbiased life, she's no choice but to become Atticus' wife. For Clara, returning to Gravesend as a bride-to-be brings some triumph...but also great unease. Not only must she pretend to be always a well-born lady and devoted wife to a man whose face is a constant reminder of the love she lost, but ominous portents whisper that her masquerade brings grave danger. "This house will take from you what you most treasure," her mother once warned her. But the curse has recently taken the person Clara loved. Does it now demand her life? Learn how Clara's thrilling story unfolds together with This Curse, an addictive Victorian passionate suspense novel by Amanda DeWees. Listeners who appreciated DeWees' acclaimed gothic novel Sea of Secrets as well as those who love Victorian puzzle and traditional gothic relationship alike will be captivated by this strong yet vulnerable heroine and her suspenseful trip through the perils of heartbreak, danger, and love.
