The Dark Rose: A Dark Sapphic Captivity Romance (Roseshire County #2)
Holly Hawthorne

Barely into her fifth year, Persis’s life is altered forever when she stumbles upon two very strange sights in the middle of the night—the hacked-up bodies of her parents and the rageful young woman who killed them.
Witness to the murder and a liability as an untrained juvenile vampire, the woman abducts Persis, sequestering her away to a tower by the sea where she grows roses alongside her more sinister profession.
Fifteen years pass in that tower, with no more interaction from her captor beyond the single rose she receives each birthday, and with only Ada for company—her food source, occasional lover, and only friend.
But then, on her twentieth birthday, amid a tempestuous storm and a ripening moon, the Dark Rose returns to reclaim her captive…
THE DARK ROSE is a gothic sapphic standalone romance set in a shared fantasy world. Certain situations and characters will make more sense having read PRECIOUS RED PEARLS first, where we first meet the Dark Rose, though this isn't necessary. Specific TWs can be found inside the cover.
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The 'Roseshire County' series
12 ratings 4.00 ·
fantasy · queer · f-f · paranormal · vampires · from hate to love · victorian · length-short · explicit-plentiful · historical · high fantasy · suspense · age difference · erotica · length-novella
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