His Wicked Sins: Historical Gothic Mystery Romance

About His Wicked Sins: Historical Gothic Mystery Romance

★★★★★ “Omg. This book is amazing and scary as hell.” Determined to help her impoverished family, Elizabeth Canham accepts a position at Burndale Academy, an isolated girl's school filled with secrets and shadows.

There she meets mysterious widower Griffin Fairfax, a man dogged by dark rumors, a man who both frightens and fascinates her. But Beth has secrets of her own, nightmares that haunt her and fears that follow her into the light of day when a woman is found dead in the nearby woods—the victim of a brutal murder… a murder that bears terrifying similarity to others. Then Beth discovers that all the victims were intimately connected to Griffin.

Beth’s past has taught her to be wary, but her heart tells her that Griffin cannot be the charming, seductive killer stalking the night, stealing women’s hearts…and lives. But what if her heart is wrong? Historical gothic romance set at an isolated girls’ academy steeped in shadows, secrets, and escalating fear.

It features a traumatized heroine determined to rebuild her life, a brooding and enigmatic widower surrounded by deadly rumors, and a series of brutal murders that draw them into a web of suspicion and desire. Tropes include: heroine-in-peril, brooding widower, isolated school, dark rumors, slow-burn to intense passion, serial-killer-style mystery, and two damaged souls fighting for hope. Tone: atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening, and deeply romantic.

Stand-alone novel in the Dark Gothic series.