Elara Eustace is a woman of logic and numbers, but even she cannot calculate her way out of the shadows at Blackwood. Inheriting a crumbling family estate in Gainesboro, Tennessee, Elara discovers a legacy steeped in a two-hundred-year-old curse—one that feeds on the souls of her bloodline.
Deep within the manor's haunted halls, she encounters Thaddeus Thorne, a ghost bound to the land and yearning for a freedom that has long been denied. As the lines between the living and the dead blur, Elara and Thaddeus must confront an unseen architect of misery to break a cycle of generational trauma.
In this atmospheric gothic romance, some secrets refuse to stay buried, and the cost of breaking a curse might be more than Elara is willing to pay.
Delaina Sleigh is a dark romance author and dark rock artist from the heart of Middle Tennessee. When she isn't weaving paranormal mysteries in the halls of Blackwood or crafting atmospheric music, she is a proud mom to six children and a first-time grandmother.
In the rare moments she isn't busy being a momma and GiGi, you can find her exploring the local wildflowers and being followed by her faithful Corgi, Tater Tot.
Blackwood is her debut novel and an invitation into a world where secrets never stay buried.View all by Delaina Sleigh
