Renee Ross Books
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Portrait of Isabella

A love so powerful it crossed the boundaries of time. Two souls. Two eras. One unfinished story.

1915: Bound by duty, betrayed by love. When Isabella Harcourt is forced into a marriage of convenience, she turns her back on the one man who truly holds her heart—a humble painter named Malcolm Townsend. But Cravenwood, the imposing mansion she inhabits, is no home. It's a prison of secrets, lies, and tragic choices. And when love dares to defy fate, the price is devastating.

1972: Haunted by dreams of falling, drawn to a house she's never entered, Melinda Penrose can't explain her obsession with Cravenwood. But when her crumbling marriage delivers her to its decaying doorstep, she discovers a portrait of a woman who looks exactly like her—and a past that feels dangerously familiar. As Melinda’s feelings for another man deepen and she uncovers the truth about Isabella's life and death, she is forced to confront a terrifying reality: Their love story has been lived before, and it ended in tragedy. This time, she must find a way to change the ending.

Set against the eerie grandeur of a forgotten mansion and layered with buried secrets, forbidden passion, and a love that spans lifetimes, Portrait of Isabella is a sweeping gothic romance that will leave your heart aching—and your soul believing.

Fans of Rebecca, The Forgotten Garden, and The Time Traveler’s Wife will fall under its spell.

Welcome to the creepy castle. We don’t get many visitors. We’re completely isolated here – nothing but barren landscape for miles around. I hope you were careful out there on the sea cliff. The rocks get very slippery with this perpetual mist, and it’s a 100-foot drop. We’ve already lost someone that way, but we try not to dwell.