"A fresh voice and mystery in a sea of same, same sparkling romantasy."
Goodreads review, on Before the Roses

A dark, gothic, slow-burn romantasy about a woman bound by a bargain to spend seven days with a scarred lord who seems determined to hate her. Perfect for fans of One Dark Window and Alchemised.

Three years ago, Raine Beauchamp lost part of her memory in an accident.

Now her father is deep in debt, and the man who holds it has made her an offer.

Spend seven days at Thorne Hall, and the debt disappears.

Raine accepts.

She soon understands why Byron Thorne is spoken of like a warning.

Scarred, reclusive and bitter, he has little patience for company and even less for her. Whatever grievance he bears against the Beauchamps, he refuses to explain it.

Raine only has to endure him for a week.

But Thorne Hall is not an easy place to endure.

Fires kindle on their own. Roses grow where they should not. Doors remain locked, and the old house seems to keep its own counsel.

Worse still, Byron is not always the monster she expects him to be.

Seven days beneath the same roof is long enough for fear to become curiosity.

Long enough for hatred to become something far more dangerous.

And long enough for Raine to discover that the debt which brought her to Thorne Hall may be the least of what is owed.

A cursed house, a scarred lord, forced proximity, slow-burning desire and secrets better left buried.