The Dark Calendula

A sinful priest who has lost all faith. A heartbroken artist who would do anything for love. A pragmatic detective, unaware of the evil lurking in the shadows. >When they are brought together within the ancient walls of Bellemore Manor, the tragedies that wiped out the previous inhabitants come back to light, threatening to tear them apart. After a close encounter with death leaves Atena Sebastian with the ability to communicate with the dead, she decides to start a new life as a grief counsellor in Edinburgh. Together with her cousin and best friends, she receives an invitation from the rich widow Faye Ferguson to spend two weeks at the luxurious albeit remote Bellemore Manor, during which they will get to drink expensive wine, eat fine cuisine and stroll through lavish gardens. The only rule? Don't mind the neighbours' children, who come in the night to play on these gilded corridors. But when strange sightings and vivid dreams start plaguing their idyllic vacation, igniting repressed passions and bitter rivalries, Atena quickly learns she can trust neither the mistress nor the butler of the manor. She sets out to uncover the buried secrets of Bellemore on her own, but will she be able to show her friends the truth before they turn to killing each other? Inspired by Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and set against the emerald-green backdrop of the Scottish countryside, The Dark Calendula is a psychological horror novel about four young people who are brought face-to-face with the darkest corners of their souls. Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic meets Carissa Orlando's The September House in this gothic story of shameful desire, dark romance and intimate murder.