The Lost Château

**Shortlisted for the 2026 Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Thriller Award**A secret lies behind every door...The Dordogne, 1936Amid tangled gardens and crumbling walls, Chateau Rousseau guards its secrets well.Pushing open its faded door, Thirza Caruthers arrives to care for her great-aunt. She's made a promise - unaware of what awaits.As the skies darken above Europe, the chateau begins to reveal its secrets: stories of forbidden love, devastating betrayal, and a child who vanished years ago.But in uncovering the truth, Thirza may lose herself forever.