Elegy for the Broken Shore

By Ann W. Kelly

The sea holds many secrets-some that heal, some that haunt.
Faye has always believed in stories. They are her refuge, her escape, and sometimes her undoing. Haunted by visions and tethered to a crumbling past, Faye clings to the myths that promise safety, even as they blur the truth she longs to uncover.

When she arrives at Gravenhold, a decaying estate perched against the sea, she finds more than rotting walls and echoing halls. The manor whispers. It hides. It threatens to consume her in shadows that feel far too alive. Within its depths, Faye must confront the dangerous line between illusion and reality-between the tales she was taught to believe and the ones she dares to rewrite for herself.

Atmospheric and unsettling, this novel explores how myths can both protect and imprison us, and what it means to face the truths we fear most. At its heart, it is a story about vulnerability, survival, and the courage to step out of limbo into clarity.

For readers who love Gothic mysteries, folklore-laced fantasy, and dark academic tales of haunted houses and hidden truths, this book will pull you beneath the surface-and ask what stories you're ready to let go of, and which ones you're willing to reclaim.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQ3CFR88
• ISBN13: 9798263876579
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"