by Leigh Rivers
First published 2026
Sable did not believe in an afterlife. She was wrong. One careless act, one summoning she had no business attempting, and she ended up dead, trapped inside Eldrith Manor with the demon responsible for her death. His name is Lynx. He has spent centuries burning, screaming, and dragging other souls down with him. He did not ask to be what he is. Someone drove a blade into his heart, cursed him, and the curse held. Now the two of them circle each other through the same corridors, day after day, night after night. Sable cannot leave. Lynx cannot shake her. She pushes against every wall of the cage she has been locked into. He tells himself he can get rid of her. He keeps being wrong about that. The tension between them is not only about escape. Sable is furious and relentless. Lynx is ancient and dangerous and, against every reasonable expectation, not entirely indifferent to her. Two beings who should have nothing but hatred between them are stuck with something far more complicated. Eldrith Manor holds them both, and neither one is done fighting.
Genres: romance, fantasy, adult-fiction, paranormal, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, gothic, intense, intimate, tension-filled
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, slow-burn
Setting: Eldrith Manor
382 pages · Paperback · Leigh Rivers & Avina St. Graves
Content warnings: death, violence