{"product_id":"the-lady-of-black-velvet-downloadable-digital-product","title":"The Lady of Black Velvet (downloadable digital product)","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003eThey buried her in silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Ashbourne Keep never forgot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003eWhen travellers enter the ruined castle overlooking the storm-lashed sea, they are warned not to linger in the west gallery after dark. There, beneath layers of shadow and candlelight, hangs the portrait of Lady Seraphine Laurent — a noblewoman of rare beauty, fierce intelligence and tragic fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003eFor centuries, whispers have haunted the halls of Ashbourne Keep. Servants vanished. Lords died in terror. Visitors fled after hearing footsteps in empty corridors and a woman’s voice echoing through the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003eSome say Seraphine was betrayed by the man she married.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003eOthers believe her restless spirit still searches for the truth buried within the castle walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003eBut everyone agrees on one thing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003eThe woman in the portrait is watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003eRich with gothic atmosphere, mystery, and haunting elegance, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eThe Lady of Black Velvet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a chilling tale of betrayal, vengeance and the enduring power of a woman who refused to be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis story comes as a downloadable PDF file in A4 size that can be printed out or displayed on any smart device. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou can also listen to the audio of this story on the Learning Workbooks YouTube channel here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F9WcioMHgQY?si=srEdb10cz6VGOx8O\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKey Tags\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ehorror, horrorstories, short horror, short horror story, short horror stories, stories, short stories, short stories to read online, short horror stories with a twist, short horror stories for adults, \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Learning Workbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55568476602744,"sku":null,"price":1.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/1057\/7058\/files\/TheLadyofBlackVelvet.png?v=1779664064","url":"https:\/\/learningworkbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-lady-of-black-velvet-downloadable-digital-product","provider":"Learning Workbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}