This House Will Feed

County Clare, 1848: Maggie O'Shaughnessy has lost her family and the man she loved during Ireland's Great Famine. Trapped in the Ennis Workhouse with little hope, she is offered an unexpected escape when the mysterious Lady Catherine recruits her for a strange task: impersonate Lady Catherine's deceased daughter, Wilhelmina, to convince solicitors to release Wilhelmina's widow pension. In return, Maggie will gain freedom, land, and the chance to honor a deathbed promise to her brother. Maggie travels to Lady Catherine's remote mansion in the Burren, where she attempts to maintain her false identity while villagers speak of ghosts and curses. As she settles into the house, disturbing memories begin to surface—fragments of a terrifying past, whispers of a power demanding blood and vengeance, and the revelation of her own connection to a nightmare that may require an unthinkable price. This historical novel weaves gothic horror and supernatural suspense into the backdrop of the Great Famine.