Happy Friday! If you're still looking for a spooky read, then consider adding Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen. This one is perfect if you're looking for stories with: 💜 suspense and secrets 💜 lgbtq representation 💜 historical elements and mystery 💜 a soap empire and mysterious mansion 💜 openly queer family Thanks to @forgereads and @tlcdiversity for the gifted copy. QOTD: What's your last spooky read? 🧼 SYNOPSIS 🧼 A delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen’s Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist. Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret–but it’s not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they’ve needed to keep others out. And now they’re worried they’re keeping a murderer in. Irene’s widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept?his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand. Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He’s seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn’t extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy–and Irene’s death is only the beginning. When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can’t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business. #LavenderHouse #LevACRosen #historicalmystery #lgbtqbooks #bookcommunity #bookstagram #bookstagrammers #bookphotos #reading #suspense #mystery #tbr #bookshelf #bookworm #books #spookyseason #murder #bookish #readersofinstagram #fictionbooks (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj_lBdmrkEF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
