When Zeb Wyckham arrives at his wealthy relative's isolated Gothic manor, he's already dreading the gathering—until he realizes his estranged brother, sneering cousin, and bitter ex-lover Gideon Grey are all there too. The patriarch's announcement that he'll leave his fortune to whoever marries his young ward sets off a cutthroat scramble, but when Zeb tries to escape the locked gates of Lackaday House, he finds there's no way out as Dartmoor mists close in around them. With paranoia spiraling and something deeply sinister lurking in the house's shadows, Zeb finds himself turning to the one person he never thought he'd trust again—Gideon—to survive the mounting terror and uncover who's really behind the house's deadly secrets. It's a deliciously atmospheric gothic mystery that pairs supernatural dread with the rekindling of a passionate, complicated love story!

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Dark gothic atmosphere with sensual tension. Moody indie, brooding alternative rock, and lush orchestral undertones. Atmospheric dread mixed with passionate intensity—think velvet shadows, dangerous desire, and secrets lurking in Victorian corridors. Industrial edges meeting intimate vulnerability.

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