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  • House of Shadows

  • Ghosts and Shadows, Book 1
  • By: Darcy Coates
  • Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
  • Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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House of Shadows

By: Darcy Coates
Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
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Sophie's world is shattered when disaster bankrupts her family. She's still reeling when she's offered an unexpected solution: Mr. Argenton, a wealthy stranger, has asked for her hand in marriage. Marrying Mr. Argenton will save her family, but it condemns Sophie to a life in Northwood, a vast and unnaturally dark mansion situated hours from civilization.

Still, she has no choice but accept the offer and hope the darkness won't swallow her whole.

It's a struggle to adjust to her new position as mistress over the desolate house. Mr. Argenton's relatives are cold, and Mr. Argenton himself is keeping secrets. Even worse, the house is more than it seems. Doors slam. Inhuman figures slink through the surrounding forest. A piano plays itself in the middle of the night. Blood drips a macabre warning down the walls. Day by day, Sophie is inevitably pulled towards the terrifying truth at the heart of this gothic mystery: Northwood's ancient halls are haunted, and the man she married—the man she's coming to love—is hiding an unforgivable truth about his ancestral home...and the spirits that now haunt them both.

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awesome

absolutely love this book it has everything storyline's fantastic. if you love old houses ghost and sweet love and a chilling storyline this is the book for you

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Another great story

Story and narrator were fantastic. I can't wait to see what Darcy dreams up next.

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SO FUN & Mystical!!!

This book was very FUN & kept me on my toes & edge of my seat, Love, Love, Love it!!!

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Not much to like

annoying main character, boring story, it did have a few creepy moments but not enough to redeem the rest.

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One of the most stupid books I've ever heard!

I rarely write a review. However, this was one of the most painfully stupid and boring books I've even had the agony of listening to. I bought it mostly because of the Narrator, but even she could not raise this banal torture device to the level of anything positive. Please, please don't put yourself through listening to the main character state she loves her husband whom she has only known for a few days, and during those few days, she only saw him briefly—or listening to her wax about how he calls her "darling" when he has only said more than ten words to her. I could go on and on but I can't wait to be rid of its taste in my mouth or ears.

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