Ashes of Austen

Jane Austen's novels are not romances, they are a warning. Her poisoned pen exposed the arrogance and greed of British high society, even as she cursed them for it. Julianna Whitcombe is thrust into an unholy alliance with the icy and dangerous Lord Victor Tilney. Bound by duty and desperate to save her family from scandal, she finds herself trapped within the crumbling walls of Northanger Abbey, where the shadows seem alive with menace. As her wedding day looms, the abbey's eerie halls become a battlefield for Julianna's sanity. Her wedding gown is found slashed to ribbons. Poison creeps into the food, and an attempt on her life sends her tumbling down the grand staircase. The whispers of the staff grow louder, murmuring of a bridal curse that taints the Tilney legacy and of the twisted darkness behind Victor's wealth and power. Julianna's every step is watched, her every move manipulated, and it becomes chillingly clear: someone doesn't want this marriage to happen. But the greatest danger may come from Victor himself, as his obsession with Julianna blurs the line between protection and possession. As she unravels the truth, she must decide: Is Victor her captor-or her savior? Dark, seductive, and laced with peril, Ashes of Austen will leave readers breathless as love battles the forces of vengeance and a deadly curse that may destroy them both.