Gothikana
RuNyx
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars
3.69
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 203 ratings · 282 pages · Published: 15 Jun 2021

An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an olden, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death.
An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the dangers the castle possesses.
And he knows the moment his paths cross with Corvina, she's dangerous to everything that he is.
They shouldn't have caught each other's eye. They cannot be. But a chill-inducing century-old mystery forces them to collide. People have disappeared every five years for over a hundred years, and Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.
And so begins a tale of the mystique, the morbid, the macabre, and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.
Tagged as:
- virgin heroine 27
- forbidden love 27
- mystery 26
- college 26
- paranormal 25
- dark romance 24
- grumpy/cold hero 23
- secret relationship 21
- possessive hero 20
- suspense 19
- age gap 18
- new adult 17
- alpha male 17
- shy heroine 17
- small town 15
- teacher/coach hero 15
- exhibitionism 13
- rich hero 13
- m-f romance 13
- tortured heroine 11
- praise kink 10
- height difference 10
- contemporary 10
- insta-love 10
- third person pov 10
- grumpy & sunshine 8
- angst 7
- gifted/super-heroine 6
- primal/chase play 6
- fantasy 5
- tortured hero 5
- horror 5
- childfree 5
- independent heroine 3
- magic 2
- caretaking 2
- betrayal 2
- witches 1
- forced proximity 1
- abduction 1
- cheerful/happy heroine 1
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- content warnings
- mental illness 21
- death / grief 21
- suicide / ideation 17
- mental trauma 6
- self harm 5
- graphic violence 5
- torture of side characters 5
- slut shaming 2