Ergebnis für "Gothic" in Romanze

Salem will eigentlich nur vor ihrem gebrochenen Herzen davonlaufen. Als sie auf der entlegenen Blackridge Island in einem Bed & Breakfast eincheckt und der enigmatischen Besitzerin Rayne begegnet, spürt sie aber sofort eine unglaubliche Anziehung zu ihr. Mit Rayne kann sie jede Fantasie ausleben, die sie so lange unterdrückt hat, jedem dunklen Gelüst nachgeben, für das sie sich früher geschämt hätte. Als die ersten Gäste spurlos verschwinden, wird ihr eines klar: Das Böse lauert in Blackridge – und seine Augen sind auf Salem gerichtet.

In Erwartung eines Lebens voller Routine und Schinderei kommt Artemisia auf Voltaire Manor an, um ihr Leben als Dienstmädchen zu beginnen. Doch schon bald findet sie sich in einer Welt wieder, die viel abweisender und verdorbener ist, als sie es sich je hätte vorstellen können. Inmitten der üppigen, verführerischen Atmosphäre des Herrenhauses lauert etwas Ungeheuerliches unter der Oberfläche und wartet darauf, entdeckt zu werden.

"Wildly inventive, twisty tour de force"—BookPage The lush Gothic drama of Crimson Peak meets the murderous intrigue of Knives Out with an LGBTQIA+ love story to die for from award-winning author KJ Charles. WHO WILL SURVIVE LACKADAY HOUSE? When Zeb Wyckham is summoned to a wealthy...

'A TWISTY AND BEGUILING GOTHIC FANTASY' AVA REID 'INTRICATE, EXQUISITELY MACABRE, AND COMPLETELY UNFORGETTABLE' ALLISON SAFT 'KEPT ME GASPING FOR MORE' KALIE REID A STUNNING, TWISTING GOTHIC' ANDREW JOSEPH WHITE This is the city of miracles, but not everything miraculous is good... In a holy...

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Brought to you by Penguin. An obsession with a beautiful serial killer entangles a vampire hunter’s daughter in an immortal sapphic romance in this mesmerising new gothic fantasy from the bestselling author of Lucy Undying. Anneke has a complicated relationship with her father, Abraham Van...

Vampires are real. At least that’s what Julian Harrow and Christian Thorne are trying to prove with their YouTube show. But as they uncover the truth, the beautiful monsters they seek, are also seeking them. Lord Balthazar Ravenscroft, the roguish Vampire with the ability to read minds, finds himself drawn to Christian, determined to protect the boy, even as his quest to uncover the truth puts all of Vampire kind in danger. But worse, as Christian and Julian have discovered the Ever Dark, the Vampire’s secret world, where they risk waking the most powerful, deadly Vampire of all.

After my husband died eight years ago, I made vengeance my only purpose, my religion, my destiny. But to get to my enemy, I had to make myself like him. He had a kingdom of secrets? Then I would make an empire. He had blood on his hands? Then I would bathe in it.

Po Lam needs absolution. After decades of faithfully serving Mrs. Edevane, Po Lam can no longer excuse a life of bondage and murder. She needs a fresh start. A clean conscience. More than anything, she needs to save Gean Choo from a love that will destroy them all.

When Paul enters university in early 1970s Pittsburgh, it’s with the hope of moving past the recent death of his father. Sensitive, insecure and like a stranger to his family, Paul feels isolated and alone. When he meets the worldly Julian in his freshman ethics class, Paul is immediately drawn to his classmate’s effortless charm. Paul will stop at nothing to prove himself worthy of their friendship. But Julian is as volatile and cruel as he is charismatic, and Paul begins to suspect that he can never live up to what Julian expects of him.

Even as Vampire King Daemon extends his reach and restores his incredible power in the Vampire World, his enemies continue to move against him. Meanwhile, Julian and Christian are learning more about their powers and just what this Second Life as powerful Vampires means.

DEATH IS NOT THE END OF LOVE A queer, gothic horror romance set in a necromancy-tinged London, sure to entrance fans of The Death of Jane Lawrence and Mexican Gothic. London, December 1849­ Irene Shallcross Haley has dedicated her life to necromancy, a forbidden, reviled art that is passed...

'With prose as vivid as oil paints, Gibson creates a study in obsession, competition, and the cost of ambition. Darkly romantic and deliciously moody, Man, Muse, Monster will haunt you' - Allison Saft, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning Tide Make me your world, Harry...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE WORLD-BURNING HORROMANTASY, BRINGING TOGETHER LITERATURE'S MOST FAMOUS LADY VILLAINS, LADY MACBETH AND KLYTEMNESTRA . . . For fans of A Dowry of Blood, Clytemnestra, and Piranesi, Vile Lady Villains is an unforgettable ride into the realm of stories With the...

An obsession with an immortal serial killer entangles a vampire hunter’s daughter in a sapphic romance in this enthralling gothic fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lucy Undying. “Grisly and electrifying, innovating and moving . . . Kiersten White never misses...

Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske—a queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. “[Narrator Anna] Burnett's portrayal of [Ella’s] longing and frustration is heartrending... [her]...

“A delectable read.” —C.S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author A young lord, his future bride, and his former lover become unlikely allies to survive a deadly mystery in this spine-tingling historical fantasy of magic, murder, and steamy encounters. Lord Nicholas Monterris is trapped...

In the decaying grandeur of the schloss, Laura drowns in loneliness. But fate arrives with a carriage crash, delivering the enigmatic Carmilla to her doorstep. Their connection is instant, a wildfire scorching through the desolate halls. Stolen touches blossom into forbidden nights, and a hunger awakens within Laura – a hunger mirrored in Carmilla's gaze. As desire consumes them, a dark truth seeps through the cracks in their stolen paradise. A string of unexplained illnesses plagues the village's young women.

Julian Harrow and Christian Thorne are now Vampires! And both young men have been united with their Masters after trials and tribulations. But if they thought that becoming Vampires was dangerous and exciting, being the fledglings of the exiled Lord Balthazar Ravenscroft and the Vampire King Daemon will blow that out of the water. Because both Balthazar and Daemon have enemies that are intent on making sure that they and their new fledglings are given their Second Deaths.

Brought to you by Penguin. Rose Thenlif has never felt at home in these elite halls. An outcast for her inability to cast spells, she keeps her head in books, away from the critical eye of her headmistress mother, and the sneers of her fellow scholars – especially the talented but insufferable...