“Haunting Adeline” by H.D. Carlton is a dark romance novel and the first book in the Cat and Mouse Duet. It follows Adeline Reilly, a successful author who inherits her grandmother’s eerie Victorian mansion, Parsons Manor. As she settles in, she becomes the obsession of Zade Meadows, a morally complex man operating in the shadows. What begins as stalking evolves into a twisted cat-and-mouse game filled with suspense, danger, and taboo desires. The book contains mature themes, including violence and psychological manipulation, and ends on a cliffhanger, setting the stage for the next installment.