<p> <strong>Shortlisted for the 2026 Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Thriller Award</strong> </p> <p> <strong>A secret lies behind every door...</strong&gt; </p> <p>The Dordogne, 1936</p> <p>Amid tangled gardens and crumbling walls, Chateau Rousseau guards its secrets well.</p&gt; <p>Pushing open its faded door, Thirza Caruthers arrives to care for her great-aunt. She's made a promise - unaware of what awaits.</p&gt; <p>As the skies darken above Europe, the chateau begins to reveal its secrets: stories of forbidden love, devastating betrayal, and a child who vanished years ago.</p&gt; <p>But in uncovering the truth, Thirza may lose herself forever.</p&gt;