Left destitute by the untimely death of her father, Sarah Lowell works as a day nurse at King’s College Hospital. Her daily walk to and from work crosses the Rookery of St. Giles, a dangerous place made all the more frightening by the fact that someone lurks in the shadows, watching Sarah, stalking her.
Enigmatic surgeon Killian Thayne offers Sarah his protection, but his sensual, commanding presence presents another kind of danger. Killian wears his professionalism like a mask, concealing the darkness buried in his soul. He is drawn to Sarah, lured by her intellect, her dry wit, and yes, her loneliness, for it calls to his own.
When a patient is found dead, drained of blood, and another soon follows, rumors paint Killian as the monster who killed them. As evidence mounts and the threatening presence that stalks her draws ever nearer, Sarah must decide if Killian is a man deserving of her love or a sinister creature determined to make her his next victim.
Historical gothic romance set amid the dark, dangerous streets of St. Giles and the shadowed halls of King’s College Hospital. It features a determined nurse stalked by an unseen predator, an enigmatic surgeon marked by rumors and darkness, and a series of chilling murders with a disturbingly vampiric pattern. Tropes include: brooding hero, heroine-in-peril, stalker threat, dangerous rumors, forced proximity, slow-burn to intense passion, and a murder mystery steeped in gothic dread. Tone: dark, moody, gritty, atmospheric, and sensual, blending classic Holt-style romance with Stoker-like menace. Stand-alone novel in the Dark Gothic series.
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Praise for Eve Silver’s Gothics:
"Silver expertly matches a brooding sense of atmosphere with a generous measure of suspense…"—The Chicago Tribune
"Riveting! A dark, steamy and twisted tale!"—New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson
"A dark and delicious gothic. I gobbled it up in a single sitting. Oh, how I have missed books like this!"—New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller
"...beguiling gothic tale..."—Bookpage
"...captivatingly stunning...darkly torrid..."—aromancereview.com
"With her ability to create the perfect chilling atmosphere, a dark, tormented hero and an intrepid heroine, Silver rises to the ranks of Victoria Holt and Daphne du Maurier…"—Romantic Times Book Reviews
Read all Eve's Gothics!
Eve's latest gothic—DARKEST AT DUSK
DARK DESIRES
HIS DARK KISS
DARK PRINCE
HIS WICKED SINS
SEDUCED BY A STRANGER
DARK EMBRACE
Note: Dark Embrace is a full length novel based on the novella, Kiss of the Vampire, originally published in the anthology Nature of the Beast.
