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In Hungerstone, Lenore’s loveless marriage to a steel magnate crumbles under the weight of dark secrets, until a mysterious woman named Carmilla arrives, igniting forbidden desires. As Carmilla’s presence awakens a dangerous hunger within Lenore, local girls begin to fall victim to a bloody sickness. With her marriage, passion, and life teetering on the edge, Lenore must face the haunting darkness lurking within both Nethershaw manor and herself.

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Hungerstone is a thrillingly seductive sapphic romance for fans of S.T. Gibson’s A Dowry of Blood and Emilia Hart’s Weyward.

For what do you hunger, Lenore?

Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage, the relationship has soured and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them. Henry's ambitions take them out of London and to the imposing Nethershaw manor in the countryside, where Henry aims to host a hunt with society’s finest. Lenore keeps a terrible secret from the last time her husband hunted, and though they never speak of it, it haunts their marriage to this day.

The preparations for the event take a turn when a carriage accident near their remote home brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life. Carmilla who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night; Carmilla who stirs up a hunger deep within Lenore. Soon girls from local villages begin to fall sick before being consumed by a bloody hunger.

Torn between regaining her husband's affection and Carmilla's ever-growing presence, Lenore begins to unravel her past and in doing so, uncovers a darkness in her household that will place her at terrible risk . . .

Set against the violent wilderness of the moors and the uncontrolled appetite of the industrial revolution, Hungerstone is a compulsive feminist reworking of Carmilla, the book that inspired Dracula: a captivating story of appetite and desire.
Natisha Asbell founder of Authentic BooksWhy I love it!

This month’s pick, Hungerstone, completely consumed me. It’s an intoxicating blend of desire, danger, and dark secrets, set in a remote manor where every shadow seems to whisper. Lenore’s journey, torn between the haunting allure of Carmilla and the ghosts of her past, drew me in with its raw exploration of longing and liberation. The tension, both emotional and gothic, kept me breathless as I unraveled each chilling secret alongside her. If you crave a story that stirs your soul and haunts your thoughts long after the final page, this is the one.

Natisha Asbell founder
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