The Clause

By H. D. Ahlman

Mara Vale inherited a house she never wanted. Ashmere House comes with old furniture, older secrets, and one peculiar request buried in the paperwork: the house should be occupied by a lawfully married couple. It isn't legally binding. Unfortunately, the house doesn't seem particularly concerned with the law. At first, Mara can explain away the strange things. Footsteps in empty rooms. Objects that refuse to stay where she leaves them. The uncomfortable feeling that Ashmere isn't simply haunted-it is paying attention. Then the house begins making its expectations clear. Ashmere wants a husband. And when Mara refuses to provide one, something inside the house decides it may have to take matters into its own hands. Some fine print should stay unread. The Clause is a gothic paranormal romance about an inherited house, an impossible condition, and what happens when the thing haunting your bedroom becomes considerably more interested in you than in scaring you away.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMWHNY2G
• ISBN13: 9798177695761
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"