The Manor of Dreams

PRE-ORDER FOR MAY 6, 2025

The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li

A Haunting Family Gothic for Fans of Mexican Gothic and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A glamorous Hollywood mystery meets supernatural suspense in this eerie and unforgettable novel about ambition, inheritance, and long-buried secrets.

Vivian Yin is dead. A legendary Chinese American actress and the first to win an Oscar, she vanished from fame at the peak of her career—retreating into a life of solitude inside her grand Southern California estate. Now, decades later, two estranged Chinese American families are forced back together when Vivian’s shocking will upends all expectations.

Her daughters assumed they’d inherit the house. But it’s been left to another family instead—one that disappeared from their lives years ago.

Now, both families move into the crumbling mansion, determined to uncover the truth and claim what they believe is theirs. But the house has other plans. As unsettling visions and unexplainable behavior begin to spiral, the past resurfaces in chilling ways—exposing a tragic summer, buried betrayals, and a darkness no one is ready to face.

🏚️ A gothic mystery steeped in generational trauma, betrayal, and buried truths
🏚️ Told in dual timelines across three generations of Chinese American families
🏚️ Brimming with romance, ambition, ghosts, and the haunting cost of the American Dream

Format: Hardcover 
Genre: Gothic Fiction, Literary Mystery, Family Saga
Themes: Heritage, Ambition, Supernatural Hauntings, Hollywood History
Audience: Adult fiction readers who love dark family drama, immersive settings, and slow-burning suspense

✨ The Manor of Dreams is a spellbinding, genre-bending novel where glamour meets ghosts, and where the past always finds its way home. A must-read for fans of atmospheric fiction and intergenerational storytelling.