The Woman of Redwood Hall

When Georgina Henry’s five-year-old son drowns on their estate in 1837 Maine, she blames fate, God, and eventually herself—until the truth surfaces: her husband Liam was not working late the night their child died. He was in the nursery, coercing their young governess into silence—and into his bed.

As Georgina unravels the details of her husband's secret child and her own son's death, she begins to see her marriage for what it truly was: a cage gilded with wealth and propriety. And when she confronts the governess, Adelaide, she’s met not with seduction or betrayal, but fear. Adelaide was never a temptress. She was a victim. Just like Georgina.

What begins as mourning turns to fury. Georgina forges an alliance with Adelaide to protect their children and reclaim what’s left of their futures. But when Liam refuses to support his illegitimate child, and escalates his threats to both women, Georgina begins to plot something far more dangerous than divorce or escape. Something permanent.

Set against the backdrop of a changing America on the cusp of economic collapse and social reform, The Woman of Redwood Hall is a historical women’s novel with slow-burn thriller elements. As Georgina falls into a quiet, deeply forbidden romance with a Black banker named Antione, she must navigate race, class, and the threat of scandal in a society that punishes women for surviving men like her husband.