Dark Season

From Pushcart Prize–winning author Joanna Lowell comes a dazzling gothic romance that will keep readers spellbound until the final page.

Tainted. Degraded. Doomed. Doctors told Ella Arlington that her epilepsy would prevent her from living a normal life. When her cousin tries to put her in an institution, she flees to London, determined to control her own destiny. But while at a seance, Ella''s epileptic fit is mistaken for spiritual possession. Loath to reveal her scandalous condition, she goes along with the misperception, and soon finds herself attracting the attention of a devilishly handsome viscount determined to keep the past buried.

Viscount Isidore Blackwood''s fiancée died with secrets he''s vowed to keep, but nothing could have prepared him for the arrival of a mysterious woman who''s rumored to have contacted her ghost. He doesn''t believe for a moment that Ella possesses supernatural powers. Her presence, however, shakes him to his core and when he accuses Ella of being a con artist, sparks unexpectedly ignite between them.

When some surprising truths come to light about Phillipa''s death, Isidore concocts a plan to stage a spectacle of a seance for the ton with Ella''s help. Their devil''s pact might just flush out a killer, but will Isidore let his fury and guilt consume his own soul in the process? And can Ella trust him enough to gamble on a future she never thought she could have?

Sensuality Level: Sensual