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A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience
A Paranormal / Urban Fantasy Novella by Stephanie Burgis
Book 1 of the The Unexpected Adventures of Lady and Lord Riven Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Gothic Fantasy,
- Alternate History,
- Beauty and the Beast Retelling
This book is for you if you're into...
- Gothic fantasy novellas with sharp humor and reluctant alliances
- Beauty and the Beast retellings set in alternate 19th century England
- Heroines who use brains and tea to outwit supernatural trouble
Margaret Dunhaven may have been forced into marriage with the sinister vampire lord of Shadowcroft Manor to fulfill a family obligation, but she's not about to stay trapped there for long. The beastly man doesn't even have any decent tea leaves in his kitchen!
However, when she realizes that she's not the only one who's been tricked into this marital union, it's time to join forces with her unwanted new husband. If they can combine her scholarly skills with his ancient history, then, working together, they might just manage to reclaim her inheritance, break his curse, and find their freedom....
Just so long as they don't fall in love along the way.
A witty and sparkling gothic fantasy novella that puts a new twist on Beauty and the Beast in an alternate-history version of late 19th century England.
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