Whitrow

A new beginning. An extraordinary love. A past that refuses to remain buried.

After the death of his wife, Arthur Ellison leaves London for Whitrow, a quiet town in New York's Hudson Valley. He has accepted a new position in publishing and hopes that a change of surroundings might help him rebuild his life.

At the public library, he meets Clara Aldridge.

Warm, intelligent and possessing a remarkable knowledge of literature, Clara shares Arthur's fascination with history. But the rare first edition of Edgar Allan Poe in her possession bears a handwritten dedication to a woman named Clara. The date is 1845.

Arthur finds himself increasingly drawn to her, unaware that Clara has spent nearly two centuries protecting a secret that could change everything he believes about the world.

The Aldridge family has quietly influenced Whitrow for generations. Their history is one of extraordinary power, ancient loyalties and promises that have survived the passing of centuries.

As Arthur becomes entangled in a struggle over rare manuscripts, a dangerous conflict begins to unfold. His growing love for Clara offers the possibility of a future he thought he had lost. But the truth surrounding her family threatens everything they are beginning to build together.

Whitrow is the first novel in Blood, Ink and Silence, a four-book Gothic paranormal romance exploring love, immortality, family loyalty and the terrible consequences of secrets kept too long.