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The Abandoned Heart
Bliss House Novel
Pegasus
September 12, 2017
ISBN-10: 1681775123
ISBN-13: 9781681775128
416 pages
Hardcover, e-Book, Trade Size
Three women. A cursed house. Generations of lives at stake. The third novel in the acclaimed Bliss House series reveals the secret that started it all.
There is no bliss to be found in Bliss House.
In Old Gate, Virginia, stands a grand house built by Randolph Bliss, a charming New York carpetbagger who, in 1878, shook off dire warnings to build his home elsewhere. For the ground beneath Bliss House is tainted with the kind of tragedy that curses generations, seeping through the foundation and sowing madness in its wake. His first and second wives, and his young Japanese mistress, Kiku, bear witness to Randolph’s growing insanity with stories of his cruel manipulations and their desperate struggles to find happiness for themselves and their children.
Their desire to live and love and even take revenge also fills the house, triumphing even over death. Spanning half a century, THE ABANDONED HEART is the prequel to CHARLOTTE’S STORY and BLISS HOUSE, forming a trilogy of southern Gothic novels in which one haunted house begets haunted lives that echo over centuries. A haunting so powerful that even Bliss House’s destruction cannot kill it.
Originally published October 2016 in hardcover.
Laura Benedict
http://www.laurabenedict.com
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I love to travel. I was fortunate to marry a man who also enjoys seeing the world. Though it is difficult to choose my ten favorite cities, Paris would be city #1. There is no more romantic place on earth. Charming streets, a beautiful language, and fabulous food. City #2 is Rome. Roman palaces and… Read More