Bitter House — Kiersten Modglin

Vera Bitter is dead, but her secrets have yet to be buried. After the tragic death of Bridget's parents, her grandmother took her in. Vera Bitter raised her from behind a closed door--cold and uncaring from the moment she arrived at Bitter House. After Bridget's high school graduation, Vera kicked her out without so much as a goodbye, and Bridget never heard from her again. Which is why, when she received word of Vera's passing and discovers she's inherited the family manor, she's immediately filled with dread. Those worries are amplified when she arrives at Bitter House after years away to find an enigmatic piece of her past waiting for her. Growing up, there was only one person Bridget distrusted more than her grandmother, and that was Cole Warner--the son of Vera's house manager and the bane of her childhood existence. Now, he's her new housemate. Owning the house she was once forced to leave with a man she's always despised forces Bridget to confront feelings and questions she's been running from since the day she was driven away from Bitter House. Then the first letter arrives.--Provided by publisher.