Grave Matter
Karina Halle
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 88 ratings · 397 pages · Published: 21 Oct 2024
Grad Student Sydney Denik is getting a second chance. When a dream opportunity presents itself with a prestigious foundation doing promising Alzheimer’s research, Sydney leaves the shambles of her old life to join a dozen other students at an isolated lodge hidden away in a remote, fog-shrouded inlet on Vancouver Island.
But the Madrona Foundation harbors more than brilliant minds. Everyone around her is hiding a terrible secret—including the resident psychologist she’s falling in love with. A student disappears, and no one but Sydney seems to care. Ghosts walk the halls. Snow falls in the middle of summer. Dead animals move like the living. The more Sydney uncovers about the foundation, the more she begins to question her own sanity. And if Sydney isn’t going mad, then the horrors in the surrounding forest are real, and the Madrona Foundation may be the biggest monster of all.
Author's This is a standalone dark-ish romance book with mature and graphic themes, including body horror, morally grey characters, and explicit sexual scenes. Please consult the content warning in the inside of the book by enabling the "Look Inside/Read Sample" feature.
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- horror 16
- suspense 14
- paranormal 14
- mystery 14
- age gap 14
- science fiction 13
- m-f romance 13
- bdsm 12
- dark romance 10
- insta-love 10
- bondage 10
- contemporary 9
- secret relationship 9
- praise kink 9
- forbidden love 8
- possessive hero 8
- teacher/coach hero 8
- height difference 6
- betrayal 6
- independent heroine 6
- forced proximity 6
- neurodivergent mc 6
- spanking 5
- competent heroine 5
- angst 3
- new adult 3
- childfree 3
- masc-dom 3
- curvy heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 12
- mental trauma 10
- animal abuse 8
- animal death 8
- death / grief 6
- suicide / ideation 5
- torture of side characters 2
- geography
- canada 11
- north america 2
- Format
- audiobook
- first person pov 10
- standalone 1
