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Summary

Loosely inspired by the gothic stories of the 1800s (e.g Frankenstein and Dracula), these novels mix atmospheric eeriness, intense plots, and romantic tension to create the perfect read for a gloomy afternoon.   

Stats

Genre: Adult historical romance

Series length: Currently two with one more to come

Violence: Moderately high, not graphic

Magic/Supernatural: None

Romance: High, including kisses and physical attraction, but kept clean

Christian/spiritual element: Moderate explicit, as character's wrestle with their relationship with God within the events of the story.

Recommendation: Excellent read for fans of gothic fiction,   historical romance lovers who enjoy some suspense mixed into their stories, or romantic suspense readers who also enjoy historicals. 

You might like this book if you liked... 
gothic fiction like Jane Eyre, Weathering Heights, Frankenstein, or ​Dracula.

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There was something glorious about the first day of June. The time of year when the earth exhaled a warm breath, coaxing tender shoots and delicate emotion And for one blessed moment, Amelia Balfour surrendered to the wonder of it, lifting her face to the sunshine beaming through her bedroom window. Surely this was how heaven would feel. 

Lost in Darkness (Of Monsters & Men, Book 1)
by Michelle Griep

Enchanting Regency-Era Gothic Romance Intertwined with Inspiration from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein  

Even if there be monsters, there is none so fierce as that which resides in man’s own heart.

Travel writer Amelia Balfour’s dream of touring Egypt is halted when she receives news of a revolutionary new surgery for her grotesquely disfigured brother. This could change everything, and it does. . .in the worst possible way.
 
Surgeon Graham Lambert has suspicions about the doctor he’s gone into practice with, but he can’t stop him from operating on Amelia’s brother. Will he be too late to prevent the man’s death? Or to reveal his true feelings for Amelia before she sails to Cairo?

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Coming soon!

Man of Shadow and Mist 
(Of Monsters & Men, Book 2)
by Michelle Griep

“The world seems full of good men—even if there are monsters in it.”
–Bram Stoker, Dracula
 
England, 1890
 
Vampires are alive and well in North Yorkshire, leastwise in the minds of the uneducated. Librarian Rosa Edwards intends to drive a stake through the heart of such superstitions. But gossip flies when the mysterious Sir James Morgan returns to his shadowy manor. The townsfolk say he is cursed.
 
James hates everything about England. The weather. The rumours. The scorn. Yet he must stay. His mother is dying of a disease for which he’s desperately trying to find a cure—an illness that will eventually take his own life.
 
When Rosa sets out to prove the dark gossip about James is wrong, she discovers more questions than answers. How can she accept what she can’t explain—especially the strong allure of the enigmatic man? James must battle a town steeped in fear as well as the unsettling attraction he feels for the no-nonsense librarian.
 
Can love prevail in a town filled with fear and doubt?