Forget Me Not

Review also posted on my blog

https://myjaffobsession.blogspot.com/2022/03/forget-me-not-by-michelle-m-pillow.html

Viscount Sutherfeld is so concerned about the effect of London Society on his daughters' behaviour, that he relocates the family to an isolated estate in the North.

Eldest daughter, Isabel finds life at Rothfield Park tedious. She has to calm her sister Jane, who is convinced that the estate is haunted.
Even more vexing is the announcement that she is to marry a stuffy Colonel.

Isabel is independent, intelligent and stroppy! Her parents seek a tutor to give her lessons in propriety and deportment.

Following an argument with the Viscountess, she goes for a reckless gallop through the forest. After she is thrown from her horse, she returns to the house to find a changed atmosphere. Jane has been sent away, the servants shun her and her parents refuse to acknowledge her.

Isabel is determined not to succumb to parental pressure. Life is lonely for Isabel, so the arrival of Dougal Weston is an improvement. She doesn't want a tutor, so having already encouraged several governesses to resign, she looks forward to challenging Dougal.

Isabel and Dougal's relationship veers from polite, vexing, passionate and back again.

At the same time the restless spirits of Rothfield start to make themselves known. Some are fairly benign, but one is utterly terrifying.

This was a book that I couldn't put down.
A gripping ghost story, culminating in a thrilling battle against evil. It has a pretty high angst level and the Isabel's longing for eternal love made me cry!

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.