First published 2026
Martha Shaw has spent years watching her mother die. At twenty-six, she feels hollow and ancient. When her brother suggests a weekend at Newbourne Park, a sprawling country estate where his friend works, Martha says yes. The owners will be away. The cameras will be dark. They can play lord and lady in a mansion built for it. The historic house and its two hundred acres work their magic. Martha walks grand hallways and explores vast grounds. She remembers what it feels like to be alive. Then darkness falls and the true master of Newbourne Park comes home. She brings something with her that steps into the moonlight with teeth and appetite. What started as harmless trespassing becomes a fight to see morning. Martha faces a choice between submission and resistance. She must decide if she will kneel, shatter, or show her own teeth.
Genres: horror, supernatural, adult, adult-fiction, psychological-thriller, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, haunting, intense, psychological, suspenseful
Tropes: choice-and-consequence, dark-creature, forced-proximity, survival-horror
Setting: Newbourne Park
368 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: death, gore, violence