First published 2023
Lady Hazel Sinnett refuses to let society dictate her future. She studies anatomy in secret, determined to become a surgeon despite the world's disapproval. When she needs fresh corpses for her medical training, she turns to Jack Currer, a resurrection man who makes his living selling bodies to physicians. Their partnership begins as mere necessity, but Hazel and Jack soon discover they share more than a professional arrangement. Together they uncover buried secrets that threaten everything they know. As mystery deepens around them, romance blooms between the unlikely pair. Hazel must navigate both her forbidden medical ambitions and her growing feelings for Jack while dark forces work against them. This gothic tale follows their dangerous journey through a world where science meets superstition and love emerges from the most unexpected places.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 19th-century, gothic
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance
Period: 19th-Century
641 pages · Kindle Edition · Wednesday Books
Content warnings: body-horror, medical-trauma