Months after reopening The Ardent House, Amara and Luca believe they’ve restored more than just a historic lakeside hotel—until guests begin vanishing from the same room at the same impossible hour. Hidden corridors, a long-forgotten owner, and whispers rising from the lake reveal a presence that feeds on grief and unfinished pain. As the water begins to reach beyond the walls and into their lives, Amara realizes the renovation may have awakened something that was never meant to surface. To save the hotel—and themselves—she must confront what the lake remembers… and what it refuses to release.
