"When the youngest Thaumas sister, Verity, leaves Salann for the lush Bloem on a painting commission, she quickly discovers that the intriguing Laurent family isn't as perfect as they appear"-- Provided by publisher.

"In the shadowed corridors of Highmoor, Verity Thaumas languishes. For eighteen years she has dreamed of adventure, yet she remains tethered to her family home with her older sister Camille. When Verity receives word that the Duchess of Bloem wants her to paint a portrait of her son, Alexander Laurent, Camille forbids it. Verity is devestated - and shocked to learn the reason for her sister's refusal. For Verity is seeing ghosts ... she just doesn't know it. Stunned, Verity flees Highmoor and makes her way to the Laurent family estate, Chauntilalie. At first, she is captivated by the lush landscape and drawn to the charming, imposibly handsome Alexander Laurent. But Chauntilalie's ivy-covered walls conceal secrets darker than the crypts beneath. The ghosts that haunt Verity are not mere phantoms - and their whispers may unravel Verity's very exisence.

Ages 14 and up. Delacorte Press.