Description: On the night of her eighth birthday, Clara believes her life is finally about to begin. Her foster father-the courtesan who raised her in the Back Alleys with fierce, stubborn love-promises that after one last night of work, he will leave that life behind and stay with her for good. He never comes home. Instead, Clara is taken to Ashford Manor, the grand noble estate that claims her as its true daughter. But silk dresses and elegant courtyards cannot hide what she feels the moment she steps inside: this is not a home. It is a place where servants watch in silence, where another girl has already lived in her place, and where every act of kindness seems to carry a price. Only Juliet Ashford, Clara's sickly twin sister, reaches for her hand. Gentle, intelligent, and strangely hard to read, Juliet offers Clara the first warmth she finds in the manor. Yet Juliet also speaks as if she knows things she should not know, and the deeper Clara is drawn into her sister's orbit, the more dangerous Ashford Manor begins to feel. Grieving, outmatched, and haunted by the loss of the only parent who ever chose her, Clara makes one quiet decision: she will grow stronger. Because if this manor stole her past, she may have to fight for her future-and for the truth behind the death that changed everything. Author Biography: Olivia Hayes is a contemporary romance author known for emotionally rich stories of love, longing, and second chances.