The Forbidden Room
EMCastellan
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  • Reads 148,032
  • Votes 9,903
  • Parts 12
  • Time 46m
EMCastellan
Complete, First published Apr 13, 2017
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**A Blue Beard retelling** Based on Charles Perrault's fairytale, this YA Historical Fantasy short story set in Victorian England mixes romance, magic and mystery.

After agreeing to an arranged marriage to escape her greedy relatives, 18-year-old heiress Amelia moves into her husband's manor determined to start a new life. But the gothic mansion's forbidding surroundings, the servants' strange demeanour and her husband's mysterious past soon awaken her suspicions. If Amelia truly wants to become the lady of the house, she'll have to discover what secrets lie beyond closed doors and unravel the mystery of the old house's forbidden room. But sometimes secrets are kept for a good reason...

HIGHEST RANKING IN HISTORICAL FICTION # 44

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14 parts Complete

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