In the Lonely Hours

Name: In the Lonely Hours
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Shannon Morgan
ISBN: 9798855520682

Author: Shannon Morgan

Narrator: Siobhan Waring

Unabridged: 9 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/23/2024

Categories: Fiction, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Occult & Supernatural

Synopsis

On a small island in a remote corner of northwest Scotland lies Maundrell castle, owned by its wealthy namesake family for centuries—until now. Edwina Nunn is shocked to learn a relative she never heard of has bequeathed the castle and its land to her. What awaits Edie and her teenage daughter, Neve, is even more startling, for the castle is home to a multitude of ghosts.

Yet there's a strange beauty in the austere architecture and the eerie, bloody waters of Loch na Scáthanna, the Lake of Shadows. Beguiled by a frightened ghost who gazes longingly out of the castle's windows, Edie and Neve are drawn to the legends shrouding the island and the mystery of the Maundrell Red—a priceless diamond that disappeared decades before.

Is the gem really cursed, and the cause of the family tragedies that have all occurred on Samhain—Scottish Halloween? As Samhain approaches once more, Edie and Neve race to peel back the dark secrets entwining the living and the dead—a twisted story of bitter cruelty and hidden love—or they will become another Maundrell tragedy trapped in the lonely hours . . .

About Shannon Morgan

Shannon Morgan has had a nomadic past, involving, but not limited to, nearly being shot in Kashmir, playing a marathon ten-hour game of backgammon on the side of a road in Turkey, getting horribly sea-sick off the coast of Madagascar, and milking a camel in the Sahara Desert. She now lives with her husband and sons in Wiltshire, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on June 15, 2024

This multi-layered book blends historical fiction, Scottish folklore, a dysfunctional family saga with members who harbor many secrets, and thriller, horror, supernatural elements that describe the haunted Maundrell estate with its creaky halls, shadows lurking around corners, dusty walls, and labyr......more

Goodreads review by Cassie on July 21, 2024

In the Lonely Hours is about a rare red diamond, a cursed family, and a woman who inherits a haunted castle in the Scottish Highlands, and it has intense Gothic vibes. Based on all of that, I expected to love this book -- but sadly, it wasn't for me. It's no easy thing to write ghost stories for adu......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on August 22, 2024

In the Lonely Hours by Shannon Morgan was an atmospheric gothic novel. It took place on an isolated Scottish island in a vast and spooky castle. Shannon Morgan was a new author for me. I enjoyed her vivid descriptions of the landscape surrounding the castle including the caves, deep wells, hiding pl......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on March 08, 2024

Thank you so much to Kensington Publishing for this eARC! When Edie learns that she has inherited a grand castle in Scotland, from a family she never knew existed, her teenage daughter Neve leaves her no choice but to go and investigate her new property. The castle is rumored to be incredibly haunted......more

Goodreads review by Libby on July 26, 2024

A gothic novel set in Scotland; what's not to love! The reader meets Edie and her teenage daughter who have traveled to an eerie castle that Edie has inherited from a family she knows nothing about. Strange noises, ghosts and sinister characters all make for a great story. Add in the disappearance o......more