The Prince of Mourning
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- USD 10.99
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- USD 10.99
Descripción editorial
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace meets A Study in Drowning in this sizzling gothic romantasy that follows the forbidden romance between a young nurse and a mysterious young man imprisoned by a dangerous occultist.
After receiving a strange summons, eighteen-year-old nursing student Molly O’Rinn finds herself the private live-in nurse for a wealthy young man in his haunting Hudson Valley mansion. But after arriving at his secluded estate, Molly discovers that her handsome employer is not what he seems, and most surprising of all is what rests deep inside the mansion’s walls.
Perhaps not what, but who…
A young man about Molly’s age—at least in appearance—is a prisoner of the estate, locked behind magical barriers. Nin is royalty, the son of a legend. He is not human, not of this world…and not like anyone Molly has ever met.
Molly should stay away from him. But Nin is a terrifying yet strangely attractive being, and soon both Molly and Nin find themselves drawn to each other, sparked by a connection neither of them can deny. But as the two become entangled in a forbidden affair, outside forces start to press in.
Because Nin’s legendary father is looking for his son, and he’s not the only one.
To keep Molly safe, Nin must find a way back to his realm or suffer the consequences. Even if it means choosing his princely duty over love.
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In 1873 New York City, orphaned 18-year-old Molly O'Rinn is determined to make her way as an independent woman working as a trainee nurse at Bellevue Hospital. She can also see and talk to ghosts, including the apparition of a mysterious, sad-eyed young man who appears to comfort grieving hospital patrons. Molly's plans are derailed when she is suddenly whisked away to Tarrytown to act as a live-in nurse for Charles Voss, a wealthy young heir dying of tuberculosis. As she investigates Voss's beautiful but strangely empty manor, she's shocked to uncover a crypt, inside which she finds a corporeal young man who resembles the sad-eyed hospital apparition and is chained within an occult circle. Despite her misgivings about his supernatural origins and her desire to remain unattached to men, she finds herself intensely attracted to the stranger, whom she learns is a death god called Nin, the Prince of Mourning, who is trapped in the mortal realm. As the pair delve deeper into the secrets of Voss's manor, they must rely on each other if they hope to make it out of the estate alive. Using clean and engaging prose, Bennett (Always Jane) spins a serpentine occult mystery with a gothic atmosphere that delivers steamy romance and propulsive adventure. The protagonists read as white. Ages 14–up.
