'Stunning . . . Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia for Faeries meets Jane Eyre' MEGAN SCOTT'A sensual, gothic feast, full of forbidden romance and wild magic' SARAH HAWLEY'A fearsome and haunting tale of love, loss, and magic' ESMIE JIKIEMI-PEARSON'A darkly seductive masterclass in fantastical academia' ELLA MCLEOD'A feast for fans of Jane Eyre who are thirsting for a smoking hot read' BEN ALDERSON'There is a new queen of gothic fantasy and her name is Jennifer Delaney' JEN SUGDENDARKNESS ALWAYS FINDS ITS WAY BACK. Fairfax Manor lies in ruins. When Kat began studying magic with the infamous and elusive Lord Blackthorn himself, losing her heart and almost her life wasn't on the curriculum. Now war is coming and no one is safe. All magic has a price - a price Alma would rather have died than see Kat pay. But the dark isn't finished with Kat yet. And Alma will stop at nothing to save her, drawing on her own ancient magic to help her friend. There's no time to lose. More demons are escaping from the cursed texts. The world is slipping back into shadow. And something is returning . . . From the author of instant Sunday Times bestseller Tales of a Monstrous Heart, comes a spellbinding new gothic fantasy filled with slow-burn romance and forbidden magic - perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Rachel Gillig.