Gilded Thorns

** BRIDGERTON MEETS VAMPIRE DIARIES **

Six vampire nobles. Six desperate humans. One formidable estate. And no way out.

In the shadow-laced ballrooms of an alternative Regency England, Nathanial Blackwood and his noble family are not what they seem. Bound by an insatiable thirst, the Blackwoods need more than just wealth to survive. And their latest scheme offers a solution: invite Society’s social-climbers to their opulent estate and have them pay the price in crimson.

Seraphina Sterling has no interest in power or influence, but her family does. Shunned from Society by a darkness that marks her as different, Sera is thrust into the Blackwoods’ clutches and plunged into a world beyond her wildest imaginings.

At Nighthaven, surrounded by monsters, Sera will be forced to question everything - and everyone - she has ever known. For as the lines between prey and protector blur, and the Vampire Season begins, one thing becomes clear…

Trust is a luxury Sera cannot afford.

'Gilded Thorns' is the first book in The Crimson Court series by Maya Tate. It is a dark, Regency-era paranormal romance with sword-fights, sprawling country estates full of secrets, sizzling tension, dark, twisted pasts, and Salvatore-style vampire family angst. Book 1 is a slow burn and ends on a cliffhanger. You have been warned.