Lenore A Southern Gothic Re-Telling of Beauty and the Beast

"He didn't hear her come in, but he smelled her perfume.
She was wearing a mask."

Lost in the Louisiana countryside, Jake finds a half-ruined ante-bellum mansion inhabited by a mysterious lady who never shows her face. In exchange for room and board, he agrees to paint the house. In the process, he uncovers her secret, and finds himself increasingly fascinated by his enigmatic hostess, Lenore.