num_pages: 352
description: Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. All he knew was that ever since he first saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted-and obsessed-with it. So when the opportunity to buy the house comes up, Declan jumps at the chance to live out a dream.Determined to restore Manet Hall to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room, relying on his own labor and skills. But the days spent in total isolation in the empty house take a toll. He is seeing visions of days from a century past, and experiencing sensations of terror and nearly unbearable grief-sensations not his own, but those of a stranger. Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and with every passing day Declan's belief in the ghostly presence grows.Only the companionship of alluring Angelina Simone can distract him from the mysterious happenings in the house, but Angelina too has her own surprising connection to Manet Hall-a connection that will help Declan uncover a secret that's been buried for a hundred years.
language: English
title: Midnight Bayou
titlecomplete: Midnight Bayou
characters: Angelina "Lena" Simone, Declan Fitzgerald
genres: Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary, Ghosts, Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance, Suspense
ratings_count: 34353
places: New Orleans, Louisiana
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America
category: Contemporary Single Title Romance
publisher: Putnam