Gothic sapphic romance meets supernatural suspense on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, as a night of forbidden passion opens a Pandoras box of dangerous secrets and dark magic in this sinfully spicy, standalone novel by New York Times bestselling TikTok sensation, Harley Laroux. DELUXE LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER with beautifully stenciled edges, soft touch cover with gold foiling, full color printed case jacket, a -page art insert, and designed endpapers!SALEMI wasnt supposed to be here.I was supposed to be marrying my fianc, looking forward to a tropical honeymoon. Instead, I found myself on a ferry headed for historic Balfour Manor on Blackridge Island, in the Pacific Northwest. Now Im stranded, with a woman Im irresistibly drawn to.Rayne holds secrets as dark and mysterious as her old house. Crimson shadows stalk the halls and strange voices call out in the nightbut its she who haunts me most.Following a gruesome murder, the islands true nature is revealed, and every night becomes a fight for survival. Something is stalking the forest, killing indiscriminately . . .And this time, were its prey. RAYNEDeath has followed me since childhood. My mothers murder and fathers violent death changed me, teaching me just how cruel the world could be.I never got what I wanted, until Salem showed up at my door. Shes adventurous, beautiful, and doomed if she stays here. Now, I suddenly have something to lose: the woman who broke down my walls and saw through my mask, who showed me Im worth loving.My family has long been buried, but even the vilest of secrets must be dug up again to survive the evil that hunts us. I finally have something to fight for, and Ill do whatever it takes to save her.
