About Lila Moonwell
Lila Moonwell writes gothic and paranormal romance for readers who believe old houses remember everything, ghosts usually have unfinished business, and love stories are always better with a little moonlight.
Her books move through the many corners of the Moonwell world—from haunted houses, magical coastal towns, and old family secrets to darker romances, meddling societies, seasonal hauntings, and journeys into places that may not want their visitors to leave.
At the heart of that world are Story Keeper Lila Moonwell and her husband, Anthony Cross—a dryly funny, dangerously devoted Englishman with a talent for reading rooms, noticing exits, and recognizing when an innocent-looking invitation is probably lying.
Together, they encounter restless spirits, magical objects, forgotten vows, historic secrets, cursed rooms, strange inheritances, and old love stories that refuse to remain buried.
Lila’s stories are inspired by her love of romantic old places—historic hotels, creaking staircases, moonlit gardens, seaside towns, forgotten letters, antique keys, impossible maps, and the kind of rooms where you can almost hear the past whispering if you listen closely enough.
When she is not writing, Lila is likely traveling with her dangerously charming British husband in search of haunted places, beautiful old buildings, strange local legends, and the perfect cup of tea. Together, they wander through historic towns, coastal roads, old inns, ruined estates, and candlelit corners of the country, collecting story ideas wherever romance and mystery seem to linger.
She believes every ghost has a reason for staying.
Every old love story deserves to be understood.
And sometimes, the most magical thing in the room is not the spell, the spirit, or the secret passageway—it is the moment two people finally choose each other.
Lila’s books range from cozy and comforting to darker, more dangerous, and genuinely frightening—but they remain romantic at heart, emotionally satisfying, and rooted in a world readers can happily return to again and again.
