Beyond Death: The Women of Blackthorn Manor

Perfect for fans of Sarah Waters' Victorian Gothic novels, Plain Bad Heroines, and The Haunting of Bly Manor Beyond Death: The Women of Blackthorn Manor A lesbian Gothic paranormal romance where WLW love transcends death and the past demands justice Widow Evelyn Montgomery escapes to Blackthorn Manor, a crumbling Victorian estate in Vermont, desperate to outrun her grief after losing her wife, Margaret. But this haunted house has been waiting for her. When supernatural visions reveal a century-old cover-up, Evelyn discovers that in 1903, a pregnant servant girl and a young medical student were murdered to protect a powerful man's secrets. The dead are restless, and they've chosen Evelyn to expose the truth. With her found family, librarian Clara and chef Sarah, Evelyn uncovers evidence of systematic corruption and murder. But as they dig deeper, malevolent forces strike back. The mansion's darkness is growing stronger, and it will kill to keep the past buried. Hidden within the house's Gothic walls, Evelyn finds traces of another love story: Caroline and Lillian, two women who created a sapphic sanctuary in the 1950s when the world refused to accept their relationship. Their legacy offers hope that even in the darkest places, love and truth can survive. Three living women. Voices from the past. One chance to rewrite history.