House of Rayne

Overview

From New York Times bestselling BookTok sensation Harley Laroux comes a sinfully spicy gothic romance where forbidden desire collides with dark magic on a remote island where no one is safe.

Salem's life was supposed to look very different. She was meant to be planning a wedding, not stranded on a ferry bound for Blackridge Island in the Pacific Northwest. But fate has other ideas, and she finds herself at the door of historic Balfour Manor — and face to face with its enigmatic owner, Rayne.

Rayne is not what Salem expected. She is guarded, magnetic, and wrapped in secrets as old and dark as the manor itself. Salem is drawn to her in ways she can't explain and can't resist.

Balfour Manor is not a peaceful place. Crimson shadows move through the hallways. Strange voices drift through the night. Something about this island feels deeply, dangerously wrong.

Then a gruesome murder shatters any illusion of safety. The island's true nature is exposed, and survival becomes the only thing that matters. Something is hunting in the forest — and it has found its next prey.

Rayne has spent her whole life defined by loss. Her mother's murder and her father's violent death taught her that the world offers no mercy. She built her walls high and kept everyone out — until Salem arrived and refused to stay on the other side of them.

Now Rayne has something she never expected: someone worth fighting for. But protecting Salem means digging up the darkest secrets her family ever buried.

Two women. One crumbling manor. An evil that will not stop until it gets what it wants.

"Haunting and lyrical… A beautiful gothic romance that will grip you by the throat and never let you go." - Emily Rath, New York Times bestselling author

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