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An immersive, deliberately paced gothic erotic romance with tangled loyalties and a strong sense of place. Begin it expecting an ongoing series: this volume ends on a sharp cliffhanger rather than a resolved romantic ending.
Poe Markham returns to Thornchapel to catalogue its neglected library and investigate the disappearance of her mother. Living at the remote Devon estate reunites her with five childhood friends, including the aristocratic Auden Guest and the guarded Saint Sebastian Martinez, whose attraction to each other is tangled with old hurt.
As Poe uncovers traces of the estate’s seasonal rituals, the friends begin exploring desires they have kept hidden. Their growing intimacy brings tenderness, jealousy and difficult questions about trust, while the ruined chapel draws them toward secrets none of them fully understands.
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