Of Hideous Countenance | A Blood and Bone Tale #1 *PREORDER*

1816.
Elisabeth van der Heijde, a kept scientist from Zaanstad, Netherlands, has been carefully crafting her safe escape for years but finds herself utterly shocked when a foreboding stranger lurks through her doorway with demands for her expertise on a covert project for the ominous Count Basarab of Moldavia. In exchange, his Count offers his hand in marriage.
She does not go willingly, but upon arrival Elisabeth discovers the bones of this castle possess irreparably damaged secrets, lies, and mysteries that one cannot resist but to learn more of! She quickly finds the promise of her suitor’s afflictions too alluring to refuse, and in her haste to devour his secrets she finds her tongue not only coated with lust but sealed with the greed of his time.
This gothic love affair is not light. It possesses, hungrily, and with unforgiving strength to the soul. Of Hideous Countenance is one of dark descent towards manic immortality and the ever growing need to attain the unachievable – no matter the stakes.
 
“A gruesomely delicious tale, perfect for fans of traditional gothic literature with the allure of romantic honor such as those by Anne Rice, Mary Shelley and Johanna van Veen”