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A Dowry of Blood

by S. T. Gibson Publisher: REDHOOK

Critically Recognized

A Gothic retelling from Dracula’s household

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    Praised by Rachel Gillig

    Attributed praise from Rachel Gillig, identified in the metadata as the author of One Dark Window.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A Gothic retelling from Dracula’s household

Told as Constanta’s final love letter and confession, the novel reframes Dracula’s first bride as the center of a dark fantasy romance. After a mysterious stranger saves her from death and transforms her into an immortal bride, Constanta encounters the danger beneath her husband’s devotion. His entanglement with an aristocrat and an artist draws the three consorts into a web of passion and deceit; finding solace with them, Constanta begins to uncover his secrets. The central conflict is intimate as well as supernatural: she must weigh her love for Dracula against the possibility of freedom, with the lives of those she loves at stake.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in gothic fiction and dark fantasy romance.
  • Readers who enjoy Dracula retellings centered on his first bride.
  • Those drawn to stories of immortal relationships, secrets, and questions of freedom.

Themes

Gothic romanceImmortalityPassion and deceitFreedom and attachment

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Book overview

THE DARK FANTASY BOOKTOK BLOCKBUSTER

In this dark fantasy sensation, S. T. Gibson spins the gothic, seductive tale of Dracula's first bride, Constanta.

"An intoxicating perfume that lingers--an undying love story where beauty and horror clasp hands." -Rachel Gillig, author of One Dark Window

This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession ...

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.

"A dizzying nightmare of a romance that will leave you aching, angry and ultimately hopeful." --Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf

"Perfect for readers interested in creative, gritty, and steamy horror retellings." -Library Journal

"Dark, lush and heartrendingly romantic." -Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge
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