"Haunting Adeline" by H.D. Carlton centers on Adeline Reilly, an author who inherits the mysterious Parsons Manor. While settling into the eerie Victorian home in Washington, she finds herself entangled in the unresolved murder of her great-grandmother, Gigi. Simultaneously, Adeline is intensely stalked by a dangerous and enigmatic man named Zade Meadows. The narrative alternates perspectives, weaving a dark romance with a suspenseful murder mystery as Adeline navigates the secrets of her past and the peril of her present.