Gothikana
RuNyx
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
3.85
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 96 ratings · 282 pages · Published: 15 Jun 2021
An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an olden, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death.
An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the dangers the castle possesses.
And he knows the moment his paths cross with Corvina, she's dangerous to everything that he is.
They shouldn't have caught each other's eye. They cannot be. But a chill-inducing century-old mystery forces them to collide. People have disappeared every five years for over a hundred years, and Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.
And so begins a tale of the mystique, the morbid, the macabre, and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.
Tagged as:
- forbidden love 20
- virgin heroine 19
- mystery 19
- college 18
- dark romance 17
- paranormal 17
- grumpy/cold hero 17
- alpha male 15
- suspense 14
- age gap 14
- possessive hero 14
- new adult 13
- small town 11
- exhibitionism 11
- secret relationship 11
- shy heroine 9
- teacher/coach hero 9
- tortured heroine 7
- praise kink 7
- contemporary 7
- fantasy 6
- grumpy & sunshine 6
- height difference 6
- insta-love 6
- rich hero 6
- m-f romance 6
- angst 4
- magic 3
- tortured hero 3
- gifted/super-heroine 3
- third person pov 3
- horror 3
- independent heroine 2
- childfree 2
- primal/chase play 2
- forced proximity 1
- caretaking 1
- betrayal 1
- abduction 1
- cheerful/happy heroine 1
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- content warnings
- mental illness 11
- death / grief 11
- suicide / ideation 10
- self harm 2
- graphic violence 2
- body betrayal 1
- slut shaming 1
- terminal illness 1
- torture of side characters 1
- mental trauma 1