PRINCES OF NOCTURNE - A Gothic Victorian Fae Romance Series by Delilah Duvall

Liora has three days before she belongs to a monster. Sir Edmund Hargrave is respectable. Wealthy. A magistrate. His first wife lasted two years before she died. No one asks questions about men like him. So when another monster offers her a way out—a Duke who appears from nowhere, who watches her like prey, who promises safety in exchange for marriage—she takes the bargain. What choice does she have? But Thornwood Hall keeps secrets in its stones. The Duke keeps secrets in his blood... moreLiora has three days before she belongs to a monster. Sir Edmund Hargrave is respectable. Wealthy. A magistrate. His first wife lasted two years before she died. No one asks questions about men like him. So when another monster offers her a way out—a Duke who appears from nowhere, who watches her like prey, who promises safety in exchange for marriage—she takes the bargain. What choice does she have? But Thornwood Hall keeps secrets in its stones. The Duke keeps secrets in his blood. And Liora is beginning to suspect that the cage she chose might be worse than the one she escaped. He cannot lie. He can only deceive. She just doesn't know it yet. less

She threw iron at his head. He's been obsessed ever since. The Marquess of Ravenmoor has spent centuries toying with humans. Charming them. Ruining them. No one has ever said no. Then his blood chooses a blacksmith's daughter who can see through his glamour, isn't impressed by his power, and fights back with the one thing that can actually hurt him. She knows what he is. She's known since she was six years old. She is not afraid. She is angry. He can't charm her. Can't seduce her... moreShe threw iron at his head. He's been obsessed ever since. The Marquess of Ravenmoor has spent centuries toying with humans. Charming them. Ruining them. No one has ever said no. Then his blood chooses a blacksmith's daughter who can see through his glamour, isn't impressed by his power, and fights back with the one thing that can actually hurt him. She knows what he is. She's known since she was six years old. She is not afraid. She is angry. He can't charm her. Can't seduce her. Can't make her want him with ancient fae tricks she sees right through. So he buys her father's debts instead. She arrives at Ravenmoor with hidden iron and a plan to destroy him. His ravens have other ideas. Victorian fae romance. Explicit heat. A predatory hero brought to his knees by the only woman who ever made him bleed. Princes of Nocturne, Book 2. less