Dark, seductive, and deliciously haunting.
Stone’s latest volume in The Haunted Women series is a dark, atmospheric tale where blood becomes memory and buried secrets refuse to stay dead. New York, 1974. Barnard freshmen Fran Tarantino and her cousin Mary Jane are trying to build ordinary lives while secretly searching for a way to free Fran from Daedrian, the self-proclaimed angel who has haunted the women of her bloodline for centuries. When Fran discovers that her blood can unlock ancestral memories, the cousins begin uncovering dangerous truths that could finally reveal how to end his hold over her.
Stone delivers a chilling, intricately layered conclusion to The Haunted Women trilogy, blending supernatural horror, historical mystery, family secrets, and witchcraft into an ambitious story of inherited trauma and resistance. The novel’s most compelling device is Fran’s “blood visions,” which allow her not merely to witness the past but to inhabit another woman’s memories, thoughts, and emotions. The conceit gives the historical mystery unusual immediacy while gradually illuminating the origins of the darkness surrounding Fran’s family.
Fran and Mary Jane make an engaging investigative pair. Forced to communicate carefully because Daedrian may always be listening, they turn notebooks, old letters, diaries, and fragmented family histories into weapons. Their quiet, methodical rebellion generates considerable tension, while Daedrian’s unsettling mixture of tenderness, possessiveness, and violence gives the supernatural threat an intimate edge. Stone skillfully connects generations of women through secrets, sacrifice, and hard-won knowledge, creating a haunting sense that the past remains alive in the present. The result is a fitting finale that should please readers invested in the series. Un-put-downable.
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Pub date November 10, 2026
Silver Lion Publishing
ASIN B0HJ78S7BS
Price $5.99 Kindle edition, $0.00 Kindle Unlimited
