THE GOTHIC TIKTOK SENSATION AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A thrilling and seductive Gothic rife with spine-tingling tension and dark romance. A Dowry of Blood left me breathless' Alexis Henderson, author of
The Year of the WitchingThis is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. . . S.T. Gibson's sensational novel is the darkly seductive tale of Dracula's first bride, Constanta.
Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things.
Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.
This beautiful hardback edition will include a bonus short story featuring characters from
A Dowry of Blood, titled 'An Encore of Roses'.
A Dowry of Blood is a glittering tale of obsession, seduction and power as told through the letters of Dracula's first bride, Constanta.Praise for
A Dowry of Blood:
'Stunningly gorgeous and devastatingly romantic, you won't want to miss this one!' Katee Robert, author of
Neon Gods'A delectable jewel of a tale, shimmering with dark, beautiful prose' Tori Bovalino, author of
The Devil Makes Three'Dark, lush and heartrendingly romantic' Lyndall Clipstone, author of
Lakesedge'A Dowry of Blood is an intoxicating perfume that lingers - an undying love story where beauty and horror clasp hands' Rachel Gillig, author of
One Dark Window 'A powerful tale of possession and liberation. This is a Dracula retelling unlike any other - undeniable and unforgettable' Rose Szabo, author of
What Big Teeth'A dizzying nightmare of a romance that will leave you aching, angry and ultimately hopeful' Hannah Whitten, author of
For the Wolf'Atmospheric and lush. . . it will haunt you in the best possible way' Genevieve Gornichec, author of
The Witch's Heart'A dark seductive tale. . . intermingling love, pain, fear and anger in mesmerizing prose' Publishers Weekly 'Seductive, lyrical and rich with period detail . . . a dark triumph' Mary McMyne, author of
The Book of Gothel'Mesmeriz
Industry Reviews
Stunningly gorgeous and devastatingly romantic, you won't want to miss this one!
A powerful take of possession and liberation. This is a
Dracula retelling unlike any other - undeniable and unforgettable
Atmospheric and lush. . . it will haunt you in the best possible way
Dark, lush and heartrendingly romantic
A dizzying nightmare of a romance that will leave you aching, angry and ultimately hopeful
A thrilling and seductive Gothic rife with spine-tingling tension and dark romance.
A Dowry of Blood left me breathless
A Dowry of Blood is an intoxicating perfume that lingers - an undying love story where beauty and horror clasp hands
Seductive, lyrical and rich with period detail . . . a dark triumph
