Smoke and Mirrors

Caroline Blake is a young reporter with a past almost as cryptic as her future. She never put much stock into her late aunt's eerie tales of monsters and demons until she takes an assignment to cover the elusive Ashdown family's Harvest Festival. As part of her assignment, she must live at the family's mansion for six weeks and help prepare for the event.No one has seen the family since the tragedy that occurred at the last festival almost thirty years prior. As the only female reporter on-site, Caroline must hold her own while uncovering why the family closed their doors all those years ago. Perhaps the most challenging part of her assignment is dealing with her working partner, William Ashdown. The handsome lord of the house seems bent on testing her patience every time they meet. Still, there is something intriguing about him that she can't ignore.Caroline is soon swept into a world of generational secrets, unsettling mysteries, and unexpected romance. Amidst all the uncertainty, one thing is sure: in the shadows, nothing is ever what it seems.