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A Secret in the Garden

By Jeneane O'Riley
Series: Dark Manor Chronicles
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From USA Today bestselling author Jeneane O'Riley comes the first in a series of deliciously dark and whimsical standalone romances. Some secrets were never meant to be unearthed. Perched on a windswept cliff, Blackwood Manor looms like a dark monument to a mysterious family. Behind its... Read More
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From USA Today bestselling author Jeneane O'Riley comes the first in a series of deliciously dark and whimsical standalone romances.

Some secrets were never meant to be unearthed.

Perched on a windswept cliff, Blackwood Manor looms like a dark monument to a mysterious family. Behind its grand iron gates, one part of the estate has been left to rot since the tragic death of Hester Blackwood—the once-glorious conservatory, now choked by vines and shattered glass. The rest of the family is gone—only her brooding son, Jasper, remains, the heir to a weapons empire.

Desperate to save her job and out of options, botanist Eliza Arnold makes a bold gamble—drive to the manor and beg the elusive millionaire for a donation. Jasper agrees...on one chilling condition—restore the conservatory. Alone. No help. No leaving.

But the manor is not empty.

As Eliza battles thorns and secrets, a magnetic tension builds between her and Jasper—dark, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. And something else stirs among the roots and ruins...whispers in the walls, confusing disturbances, and a presence watching her every move.

The deeper Eliza digs, the more she uncovers a garden of grief, longing...and desire. Because in Blackwood Manor, even buried things can bloom again.

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    From USA Today bestselling author Jeneane O'Riley comes the first in a series of deliciously dark and whimsical standalone romances. Some secrets were never meant to be unearthed. Perched on a windswept cliff, Blackwood Manor looms like a dark monument to a mysterious family. Behind its grand iron gates, one part of the estate has been left to rot since...
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    From USA Today bestselling author Jeneane O'Riley comes the next in a series of deliciously dark and whimsical standalone romances. She brought him back from death. Now he is the one thing she cannot survive losing. In 1795, in a shadowed city of the Holy Roman Empire, Victoria Frankenstein is invisible—brilliant enough to rival any scientist, yet condemned to silence...
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ISBN: 9781464250279

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 February 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloom Books

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Jeneane O'Riley is a #1 bestselling author of whimsically dark and romantic fantasy books. Her love of storytelling began as a small child, dreaming up glorious fantasies to fall asleep to. As she has grown older, her love of storytelling remained, but the tales grew more dangerous and full of toe-curling tension. She is a hobby mycologist and nature enthusiast who resides in Ohio, at least until she can locate a proper bridge to troll, or perhaps a large tree spacious enough to hold her smoke show of a husband, her Irish wolfhound, pet dove, and of course, her three children.

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