A. Flores

When Celeste Laurent receives a mysterious letter claiming to hold answers about her father's disappearance, she travels to the isolated Ashford Manor-a sprawling estate shrouded in secrets, storms, and whispers of a monster hidden in its walls. Determined to uncover the truth, Celeste soon discovers that the manor is far more dangerous than she imagined. Behind locked doors and hidden passageways lies a dark history of experiments, corruption, and a powerful family willing to do anything to protect their secrets. Then she meets Rowan Ashford.
Feared by those around him and haunted by a past he never chose, Rowan is not the monster everyone believes him to be. As Celeste and Rowan grow closer, they uncover a conspiracy that connects their lives in ways neither could have imagined. But some truths were never meant to be found-and exposing them may cost everything. A gothic retelling inspired by Beauty and the Beast, filled with mystery, romance, and dark secrets.