Once Upon a Midnight Dreary

<p><strong>Once Upon a Time... in the shadowy halls of Ravenfell Manor</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>A beautiful heiress seeking solace. A brooding mysterious caretaker burdened by shadows. And a forbidden love haunted by the echoes of the past.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>When tragedy shatters her family Victoria Ravenwood inherits the crumbling estate of Ravenfell Manor a place she once called home but no longer recognizes. Hoping to escape her grief she returns to its ivy-choked walls and forgotten rooms determined to start anew. But Ravenfell is no sanctuary-it is a house of sorrow steeped in secrets and alive with something that should be dead.</p><p></p><p>Gabriel Allward the manor's reclusive caretaker has remained at Ravenfell for years his presence as rooted as the ancient stones. Cold and mysterious he keeps to the shadows guarding a truth he dares not reveal. Yet Victoria is drawn to him and to the darkness that clings to him like a second skin. </p><p></p><p>As their fragile bond deepens something awakens in the manor. A raven watches from the eaves. Whispers echo through the halls. And a long-buried secret claws its way to the surface. One that binds Gabriel's soul to the estate...and could drag Victoria into the same eternal night. </p><p></p><p>Can they uncover the truth behind Ravenfell's curse before it claims them both? Or will their love become just another tragic tale whispered within its walls?</p><p></p>