About the Book:
BOOK DESCRIPTION
A haunting legend. An ominous curse. A search for a secret buried deep within the castle walls.
In 1870, orphaned Daisy François takes a position as housemaid at a Wisconsin castle to escape the horrors of her past life. There she finds a reclusive and eccentric Gothic authoress who hides tales more harrowing than the ones in her novels. As women disappear from the area and the eerie circumstances seem to parallel a local legend, Daisy is thrust into a web that could ultimately steal her sanity, if not her life.
In the present day, Cleo Clemmons is hired by the grandson of an American aristocratic family to help his grandmother face her hoarding in the dilapidated Castle Moreau. But when Cleo uncovers more than just the woman's stash of collectibles, a century-old mystery and the dust of the old castle's curse threaten to rise again . . . this time to leave no one alive to tell the sordid tale.
Award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright seamlessly weaves a dual-time tale of two women who must do all they can to seek the light amid the darkness shrouding Castle Moreau.
PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | BOOK DEPOSITORY | BOOKSHOP | GOODREADS
Review:
Castle Moreau was built in Midwestern Wisconsin by a wealthy fur trapper in the 1800's. A young Ora Moreau was it's first inhabitant. Shortly after the Castle is completed, Ora is visited by a ghostly woman who tells her stories at night. Years later, Ora is a famous author of Gothic stories. A young orphaned woman, Daisy, answers a posting for a housemaid at the mysterious Castle. . When she arrives at Castle Moreau, Daisy hears stories of vanished women and meets the fierce Ora herself. Daisy soon finds herself part of the mystery of Castle Moreau. In the present day, Castle Moreau still carries the mystery of vanished women, most recently in the 80's. Cleo Clemmons is another woman escaping a tortured past and answers an advertisement for a house organizer for the aging Virgie Tremblay, the ancestor of Ora. Cleo arrives to a much larger task than she ever imagined and is almost immediately wrapped into the last known disappearance at the Castle.
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau is a surprising Gothic mystery. Told in three time periods, from the views of a young Ora in 1801, Daisy in the 1870's and Cleo in the present day, each woman's story shared a common thread of escape. I was immediately pulled in from the first chapter where Ora first meets the phantom woman. I was equally as entranced with Daisy's story, working for an aging Ora while figuring out the mysteries of the missing Hester May and Elsie and Cleo's story of finding Anne and helping Virgie. The writing of The Vanishing at Castle Moreau is masterful, creating a mysterious atmosphere, but not necessarily one of danger. The women's stories pulled me deeper into the Castle, exposing little bits of the truth at a time and weaving a story of defiance through time. I was equally impressed by the male characters in the story, carrying on the legacy, even when it was a detriment to themselves. Castle Moreau seems to give people what they didn't know they needed without them knowing. Overall, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau is a thoughtful, women-centered, and surprising Gothic mystery.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
- Title: The Vanishing at Castle Moreau
- Author: Jaime Jo Wright
- Genre: Historical Suspense, Historical Romance, Inspirational Fiction
- Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (April 4, 2023)
- Length: (384) pages
- Format: Hardcover, trade paperback, eBook, & audiobook
- ISBN: 978-0764238345
- Tour Dates: March 27 – April 10, 2023
BOOK DESCRIPTION
A haunting legend. An ominous curse. A search for a secret buried deep within the castle walls.
In 1870, orphaned Daisy François takes a position as housemaid at a Wisconsin castle to escape the horrors of her past life. There she finds a reclusive and eccentric Gothic authoress who hides tales more harrowing than the ones in her novels. As women disappear from the area and the eerie circumstances seem to parallel a local legend, Daisy is thrust into a web that could ultimately steal her sanity, if not her life.
In the present day, Cleo Clemmons is hired by the grandson of an American aristocratic family to help his grandmother face her hoarding in the dilapidated Castle Moreau. But when Cleo uncovers more than just the woman's stash of collectibles, a century-old mystery and the dust of the old castle's curse threaten to rise again . . . this time to leave no one alive to tell the sordid tale.
Award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright seamlessly weaves a dual-time tale of two women who must do all they can to seek the light amid the darkness shrouding Castle Moreau.
PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | BOOK DEPOSITORY | BOOKSHOP | GOODREADS
Review:
Castle Moreau was built in Midwestern Wisconsin by a wealthy fur trapper in the 1800's. A young Ora Moreau was it's first inhabitant. Shortly after the Castle is completed, Ora is visited by a ghostly woman who tells her stories at night. Years later, Ora is a famous author of Gothic stories. A young orphaned woman, Daisy, answers a posting for a housemaid at the mysterious Castle. . When she arrives at Castle Moreau, Daisy hears stories of vanished women and meets the fierce Ora herself. Daisy soon finds herself part of the mystery of Castle Moreau. In the present day, Castle Moreau still carries the mystery of vanished women, most recently in the 80's. Cleo Clemmons is another woman escaping a tortured past and answers an advertisement for a house organizer for the aging Virgie Tremblay, the ancestor of Ora. Cleo arrives to a much larger task than she ever imagined and is almost immediately wrapped into the last known disappearance at the Castle.
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau is a surprising Gothic mystery. Told in three time periods, from the views of a young Ora in 1801, Daisy in the 1870's and Cleo in the present day, each woman's story shared a common thread of escape. I was immediately pulled in from the first chapter where Ora first meets the phantom woman. I was equally as entranced with Daisy's story, working for an aging Ora while figuring out the mysteries of the missing Hester May and Elsie and Cleo's story of finding Anne and helping Virgie. The writing of The Vanishing at Castle Moreau is masterful, creating a mysterious atmosphere, but not necessarily one of danger. The women's stories pulled me deeper into the Castle, exposing little bits of the truth at a time and weaving a story of defiance through time. I was equally impressed by the male characters in the story, carrying on the legacy, even when it was a detriment to themselves. Castle Moreau seems to give people what they didn't know they needed without them knowing. Overall, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau is a thoughtful, women-centered, and surprising Gothic mystery.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
AUTHOR BIO
Jaime Jo Wright is the author of eight novels, including Christy Award and Daphne du Maurier Award-winner The House on Foster Hill and Carol Award winner The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond. She's also the Publishers Weekly and ECPA bestselling author of two novellas. Jaime lives in Wisconsin with her cat named Foo; her husband, Cap'n Hook; and their two mini-adults, Peter Pan and CoCo.
WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | BOOKBUB | GOODREADS
Jaime Jo Wright is the author of eight novels, including Christy Award and Daphne du Maurier Award-winner The House on Foster Hill and Carol Award winner The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond. She's also the Publishers Weekly and ECPA bestselling author of two novellas. Jaime lives in Wisconsin with her cat named Foo; her husband, Cap'n Hook; and their two mini-adults, Peter Pan and CoCo.
WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | BOOKBUB | GOODREADS
RSS Feed
