A warm, slow-burn m/m vampire romance, set against a lush gothic backdrop! It’s the summer of 1822 when Avery Bedford, a tenacious young butler, is abruptly let go from his hard-earned position. He travels gloomily to his new place of employment: an vast old manor, perched on the edge of a desolate moor. Despite his dwindling expectations, he’s determined to try making the best of it—but it isn’t long before he’s swept headlong into a terrifying mystery, and then a catastrophic transformation.In the wake of this tragedy, only two options remain:To learn the history, and thus the motives, of the solitary and enigmatic count who took the very last of his hope…Or to kill him.Features bonus illustrations!