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The heroine Catherine is summoned to help her friend Madeline who has fallen very ill. Along with Madeline lives her cousin Gabriel who has a lifetime of secrets behind him that make him hard and seemingly uncaring. There is a serial killer in London and evidence seems to point toward Gabriel. Catherine has secrets of her own, dark ones (of course), but she finds herself very attracted to Gabriel despite her better judgement. As the story progresses, we learn about Gabriel's past. In this section I was absolutely riveted. Gabriel's past is a novel unto itself and absolutely horrific (in the best way possible) and shows how his life changed against his will, therefore changing him forever.

This is a gothic/psychological suspense/horror novel in the form of a romance novel. Don't let the pink dress on the cover fool you! You're getting more grisly murders than fancy balls in this one -- and I loved it!]]>