The Widow of Ravenswood

Widowed, alone, and determined to protect the home her husband left behind, Elowen Hartley returns to Ravenswood expecting to mourn in peace.Instead, she finds the gates unlatched, the house strangely deserted, and a solicitor waiting to tell her that she is no longer in control of her own estate.Then Elowen discovers that her husband's deed has been altered, a mysterious lien has been placed on Ravenswood, and papers Frederick deliberately kept hidden may hold the key to everything. But when a torn letter arrives bearing a chilling warning - your husband did not die... - Elowen is forced to question the one thing she thought she knew for certain.As secrets emerge from locked rooms, hidden compartments and old parish records, Elowen follows a trail of forged signatures, missing ledgers and frightened witnesses. Someone is determined to bury the truth about Frederick Hartley - and they will stop at nothing to keep Ravenswood under their control.With danger closing in and enemies watching her every move, Elowen must uncover what happened to her husband before the estate is taken from her.Because at Ravenswood, the dead may not be as silent as they seem...