Ladies In Waiting - R. R. Walters

"Ladies in Waiting" by R.R. Walters is a gripping gothic horror novel set in Central Florida, where our protagonist Adrienne embarks on a new chapter of her life after a difficult divorce. Adrienne's thriving business leads her to seek studio space in an old mansion owned by Ned Anderson, who has inherited the property along with two friends from art school.

However, the mansion harbors a sinister past—its former occupants, an artist named Sebastian and his wife, were brutally murdered on the premises in the 19th century. As Adrienne delves deeper into the mansion's history, she experiences a sense of foreboding and unsettling dreams. Despite her reservations, she decides to take the studio space and forms a bond with the other artists. But when Ned discovers a cache of Sebastian's haunting portraits hidden in the mansion, Adrienne realizes that they hold a dark secret—they seem lifelike and exude an eerie presence.

As tensions rise and the mystery deepens, Adrienne and her companions find themselves ensnared in a web of supernatural terror, where the line between reality and nightmare blurs. "Ladies in Waiting" is a chilling tale of gothic suspense and malevolent portraits, where secrets from the past threaten to unleash unimaginable horrors upon the present.

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