Gothic Historical Fiction

The Ripper Lives: Sinners and Saints (8/10) A storm is brewing in the underbelly of London. As Inspector Frederick Abberline and Assistant Chief Constable Melville Macnaghten close in on their most dangerous lead yet, the hunt for Jack the Ripper takes an explosive turn—both literally and figuratively. With the infamous Whitechapel Vigilance Committee teetering on the edge of chaos, their investigations unearth a tangled web of corruption, revolution, and treachery. After a brutal confrontation with the ruthless enforcer Dennis Cartwright, Abberline and Macnaghten find themselves facing ...

A man condemned...Falsely accused of murder and mute from a near-fatal beating, Apollo Greaves, Viscount Kilbourne has escaped from Bedlam. With the Crown's soldiers at his heels, he finds refuge in the ruins of a pleasure garden, toiling as a simple gardener. But when a vivacious young woman moves in, he's quickly driven to distraction...A desperate woman...London's premier actress, Lily Stump, is down on her luck when she's forced to move into a scorched theatre with her maid and small son.

A gothic horror novel set in the fictional principality of Otranto during the medieval period.Delve deep into the realm of antiquity and dark machinations, as you navigate through twisted corridors of ambition, desperation, and unfathomable horrors. A poignant embodiment of themes such as prophecy, death, darkness, and ambition, the narrative conjures a haunted atmosphere prevalent in gothic horror literature. Detailed SynopsisDomenico, Prince of Otranto, finds his life turned around when a chilling prophecy brings his world crashing down. A father torn between his weak son, Marco, and his ...

Dr. Hume by Steven Detmers is a paranormal fiction novel, a supernatural mystery book set in early 20th century London. Dr. Hume is a riveting tale that plunges into the eerie underbelly of London, where reality and the supernatural blur. John Yeager, a man of moderate means and habits, finds himself ensnared in a night of deception and horror after a seemingly innocent evening with his neighbor, Brian Williams. What starts as a friendly game of cards spirals into a nightmare as Yeager becomes indebted to Williams under suspicious circumstances. One night, Yeager is awoken by a vivid and ...

As soon as Kerstin Kvist arrives at remote, ivy-covered Lydstep Old Hall in Essex, she feels like a character in a gothic novel. A young nurse fresh out of school, Kerstin has been hired for a position with the Cosway family, residents of the Hall for generations. She is soon introduced to her "charge", John Cosway, a 39-year-old man whose strange behavior is vaguely explained by his mother and sisters as part of the madness that runs in the family.

A deadly stiletto rips through the Venetian night, and Lady Sabrina Barclay is saved from certain death by a mysterious Shadowman. Her secret errand, forced on her by her devious and tyrannical uncle-in-law, is thwarted, and she is fearful he will withdraw his support of her and her young son. But who would want her dead? And who - or what - is the creature who saved her?

Scotland 1862. A murder, a terrifying creature, and a battle for his affections were not what Midnight Gunn expected when he journeyed to Scotland for the summer. Bodies are mysteriously disappearing from the city morgue, Midnight’s growing household is in turmoil, and someone or something lurks in the shadows, watching.

A trolley car pulls into the station. Four minutes before, the inhabitants were seen boarding at the previous station. All are dead. And all of them are union. The year is 1919. The McNaughton Corporation is the pinnacle of American industry. They built airships that cross the seas. Guns that won the Great War. And above all, the city of Evesden. But something is rotten at the heart of Evesden. Caught between the union and the company, between the police and the victims, Hayes must find the truth behind the city before it kills him.

1855, New Hampshire. Lucy Blunt is set to hang for a double murder. Murderess or victim? Only Lucy knows the truth. In the shadow of the gallows, Lucy reflects on the events that led to her bitter downfall - from the moment she arrived at the rambling Burton mansion looking for work and a better life to the grisly murders themselves.

When Helen Honeycutt falls in love with Emmet Justice, a charismatic television journalist who has recently lost his wife in a tragic accident, their sudden marriage creates a rift between her new husband and his oldest friends, who resent Helen's intrusion into their tightly knit circle. Hoping to mend fences, the newlyweds join the group for a summer at his late wife's family home in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Alexander Cole was a man ruled by his voracious appetite for carnal pleasures until a golden-haired devil in the guise of a goddess lures him into an encounter that costs him his humanity. With nothing left but bitterness in his heart, he locks himself away in his dilapidated Elizabethan mansion and chains the gates to all intruders. When her aunt suffers an injury in a carriage accident, Evelyn Bromwell rushes through the forest in search of help. Drawn to the mysterious old mansion, she is left aghast to find such a frosty reception.

The Ripper Lives: The End and the Beginning (10/10) London burns and the hunt nears its end The final chapter of The Ripper Lives plunges Inspector Frederick Abberline into the deadliest confrontation yet. As the streets of Whitechapel smolder and blood stains the snow, a desperate chase through the city’s shadows leads to an unthinkable climax. The man behind the murders is cornered—but nothing is ever so simple in this city of secrets. With the Met Police closing in and enemies lurking in every alley, the battle for justice descends into chaos. A brutal fight for survival unfolds ...

🎃 A Pride and Prejudice Halloween: husband-hunting or haunting hearts? 🎃 Halloween at Pemberley: a perfect setting for romance, right? Not when there’s a centuries-old curse threatening to doom any woman who dares love a Darcy. Enter Elizabeth Bennet, whose curiosity about the family secrets leads her into the arms of the enigmatic Mr. Darcy. But with sisters chasing officers in monster costumes and a mother on a husband-hunting mission, Elizabeth’s got her hands full. Why is Darcy hosting this spooky soiree if he claims no interest in the guests? Is he trying to break the curse ...

Miss Eleanor Sheffield is a talented evaluator of antiquities, but with her father's passing and her uncle's decline into dementia, the family business is at risk. In the Victorian era, unmarried Eleanor cannot run Sheffield Brothers alone. The death of a longtime client, Baron Lydney, offers an unexpected complication when Eleanor is appointed the temporary trustee of the baron's legendary collection. She must choose whether to donate the priceless treasures to a museum or allow them to pass to the baron's only living son, Harry - the man who broke Eleanor's heart.

Jael Hawkins is a troublesome girl. Everyone says so. When yet another relative tires of her, she is banished to Moon Hollow with the family's other black sheep. There, her aunt and uncle make her feel welcome for the first time, and she meets the intriguing Sebastian Westwood, in whom she senses a kindred spirit. But something is not right at Moon Hollow. Wails echo in the corridors at night, and a ghostly figure roams the riverbank in the moonlight.

Kraken is enjoying life as a family man, content to spend his days with Alba and their young daughter, Deba. But there's no rest for the weary, especially when you're the most famous investigator in Vitoria. Kraken and Esti are charged with investigating the mysterious disappearance of two sisters and finding it hard to make any headway when a wealthy businessman's murder appears to shine a light on the case. The man was poisoned with a medieval aphrodisiac - a crime that has eerie similarities to one detailed in the novel everyone in Vitoria is buzzing about.

Shetland Hall's white stone walls were sanctuary to many lost. The night the flaxen-haired beauty breached them and collapsed on the middle of his bridge, Lord Bayne Halcombe made a vow to find out who had left the woman so badly bruised and a promise to himself that he would never give her up. Ceslie Arewyn had one quest, save her younger brother from a certain death. When their dark-haired savior, Bayne, comes to her aid and offers his protection, she’s forced to make a vital decision. Should she forgo her own promises and stay with the man she’s come to love? Or should she continue ...

Do No Harm by Harper Stanwick, Sr. is a captivating mystery fiction and psychological mystery fiction novel set in Victorian England. This story delves deep into the psychological and medical enigmas of the time, unraveling a dark and suspenseful plot that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Follow Dr. Petrie, a dedicated physician, as he uncovers sinister plots and faces life-threatening dangers in the heart of London. Experience the chilling atmosphere of Victorian society, from its grandiose mansions to its shadowy alleyways. Encounter a web of secrets involving high-ranking ...

England, 1925. Louisa Drew lost her husband in the First World War and her six-year-old twin sons in the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. Newly remarried to a war-traumatised husband and seven months pregnant, Louisa is asked by her employer to travel to Clewer Hall in Sussex where she is to photograph the contents of the house for auction. She learns Clewer Hall was host to an infamous séance in 1896, and that the lady of the house has asked those who gathered back then to come together once more to re-create the evening.

Picking up right where The Ancient Ones left off, David has just discovered the diabolical brother he left for dead in 15th-century Romania has returned. Making matters even stranger, the news is delivered by his old friend, Danulf, the half-vampyre/half-lycanthrope he had also presumed dead.