The Poison Daughter

by Sheila Masterson

First published 2026

Harlow Carrenwell possesses a lethal gift. Her kiss brings instant death, a weapon she wields for her magical family in Lunameade and secretly uses to eliminate abusive men as a vigilante. She has already killed her first husband and plans the same fate for her new betrothed, Henry Havenwood. But when Harlow kisses Henry, he survives. Worse, he discovers her secret double life. Instead of exposing her treachery, Henry takes her to his remote mountain fortress surrounded by vampire-plagued wilderness. Trapped far from home with a husband immune to her poison, Harlow must uncover Henry's family's schemes while protecting Lunameade. Her survival depends on making the one man who knows she's an assassin fall in love with her. She cannot kill him, cannot escape him, and cannot trust him.

Genres: romance, fantasy, thriller, paranormal

Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity

Setting: Lunameade, Mountain Fortress

Period: 19th-century

672 pages · Hardcover · Slowburn

Content warnings: violence

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