When Serena begins a new life working for the Hartreve family at 36 Marguerite Avenue she falls in love, not just with its eccentric and alluring inhabitants and their world, but with the house itself. Number 36 is a beautiful Victorian London mansion that has remained in the family for generations. Serena feels that by being here she has escaped the ghosts of her own sad childhood and found a true home, but she soon discovers that behind its gleaming surfaces Marguerite Avenue is plagued by secrets and mystery. Why does such a beautiful tranquil street seem sometimes to shimmer with menace? Is everyone in the family quite who they appear to be? And just what is it that the family is trying to hide from her?

It is 1892. On a hot summer night scented with jasmine, Miranda Whitestone hosts a dinner party at 34 Marguerite Avenue. Watching helplessly as her husband is seduced by her glamorous neighbour Lucinda Eden, she can have no idea of the consequences the evening will have.

For the history of Marguerite Avenue is more chilling than Serena could have imagined, and the fates of two women - the beautiful renegade Lucinda and the 'good wife' Miranda - will reach out from the past to cast a shadow over Serena's own future.

The Room Beyond is a thriller that delves beneath the romance and grandeur of a London house and finds a family haunted by the legacy of past wrongdoings. As the suspense grows and the fog thickens, will Serena be able to give up all that she has come to love? Will she ever escape?

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“A beautifully written debut novel from Stephanie Elmas. There are so many elements to this book, from Serena’s ‘perfect’ romance with Sebastian to its charismatic Victorian heroines. I literally couldn't stop reading” – Ulandi

“The growing tension and the haunting love story that unfold make it hard to put the book down. I thoroughly enjoyed The Room Beyond and can't wait to read what Elmas has in store for us next.” – J Frank

“The story is cleverly interwoven between the modern day story of Serena, and the actions of the past inhabitants from over 100 years ago. What's clever is the little details that link each chapter together as one scene ends and another begins.” – Mary S