Ushered into an arranged marriage with Bramwell Hellthorne, the lonely Lord of Valen, Belle finds herself wandering the wicked walls of an eerie, gothic manor on a cliffside far from the shores of home. When Belle's sister experiences a demonic possession and slips into insanity following her visit to the mansion, Belle's beliefs of religion, spirituality, and the unknown are suddenly tested, and Hellthorne Manor begins to haunt both Belle's dreams and her reality. With walls that weep tears of blood, pipes that whisper an untold tune, and a haunted portrait that dances between different locations, daily life within her new home shifts into a waking nightmare. By the time Belle realizes that both the manor and her husband may have a bit more than just a few bones hidden away, it's too late, and her remains may just rot away with the rest.

The bigger the sinner, the sweeter the blood. It’s fresh start for Belle, Florence, and Lyren, all of them now free from the wickedness of the demon Goddess Velveteen. Her insidious presence was banished with the destruction of her portrait, the portal that she used to travel between the living plane and the Netherworld. Or so they believed. Lyren Deth struggles to navigate his new marriage, parenthood, and his royal responsibilities, all while investigating the corpses piling up at his door. With their eyes missing, abdomens torn open, and flowers blossoming out of their wounds, Lyren is desperate to find any leads to who the killer may be. He teeters the edge of sanity, his mind shifting to complete disarray as he attempts to solve the mystery before another victim ends up on his table. It isn’t until strange puncture wounds appear on his collarbone that he realizes something far more sinister may be at play. Evil lurks within the halls of Hellthorne Manor, starved and ready to devour its prey, along with their bones, blood, and heart. \* Lord Death is a gothic romance x horror written in third-person omniscient. It features dark themes related to demonic possession, self-harm, abuse, murder, and more. Please read all of the content warnings before reading.