Mary Trentwood did not ask to inherit her father's unfinished business. She also did not ask for her father to deliver it personally, from beyond the grave, at regular and increasingly inconvenient intervals.

Haunting Miss Trentwood is the first book in the Hesitant Mediums series by Belinda Kroll — Victorian gothic romance where the women can speak to spirits and would very much prefer not to.

Mary is managing her late father's aging estate, navigating a world full of opinions, while being actively haunted by the one person most responsible for all of it. Alexander Hartwell finds all of this considerably more endearing than alarming. Mary finds him rather more difficult to dismiss than she expected.

If you enjoy:

• Slow-burn romance with a guaranteed happy ending
• Victorian settings with a gothic atmosphere and a cozy undertone
• Heroines who are competent, exasperated, and occasionally communing with the dead against their will

...this series was built for you. Readers who love Gail Carriger, India Holton, and Olivia Atwater tend to find their way here and stay.

Signed and illustrated editions of Haunting Miss Trentwood — with original artwork by Belinda — are available exclusively at worderella.com. Not on Amazon. Not anywhere else.

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