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A Lenda Da Meia-Noite

Manuel Pinheiro Chagas

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A Lenda Da Meia-Noite

Manuel Pinheiro Chagas

Novels, Romance

At an isolated country estate, as the clock ticks toward midnight, a gathering of guests seeks to outwit the supernatural. D. Isaura, delicate and imaginative, trembles at the tolling of the bell that marks the hour of ghosts. Henrique Osorio, captivated by her, sees both danger and opportunity in her fear. Around them, the old house creaks with legend and the night thickens with dread. As the hour approaches, conversations turn to fearsome myths and spectral tales, each story pulling the company deeper into an atmosphere where romance and terror become indistinguishable. Henrique must navigate Isaura's vulnerabilities while the darkness outside seems to press against the windows. This is a novel about the charged space between fear and desire, where the supernatural becomes an excuse for truths too dangerous to speak aloud.

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