First published 2022
Quasimodo rings the bells of Notre-Dame Cathedral, his twisted body hidden in the stone towers above medieval Paris. The hunchbacked bell-ringer watches over the city until Esmeralda appears, a beautiful gypsy dancer whose grace captivates the crowds below. But Quasimodo is not alone in his desire for her. Claude Frollo, the tormented priest who raised him, burns with forbidden passion that threatens his salvation. As Esmeralda dances in the cathedral's shadow, three lives converge in the stone maze of Gothic Paris. Frollo's obsession drives him toward damnation while Quasimodo discovers that his monstrous appearance hides a capacity for devotion that surpasses them all. In the cathedral that shelters outcasts and sinners alike, love and destruction intertwine beneath the twin towers of Notre-Dame.
Genres: fiction, drama, classic-literature, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-love, outcasts
Setting: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
Period: Medieval
429 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: abuse, physical-abuse