Gothikana

The Gothikana Hardcover has beautifully dark imagery throughout, spray-painted edges, a foiled case stamp, exquisitely detailed endpapers, and an updated map.

This sensual, dark academic tale of epic love by best-selling author RuNyx combines the timeless romance of Beauty and the Beast with the Gothic suspense of Dracula.

"RuNyx creates eerie landscapes that engross her readers before giving them life in the most exquisitely melancholic way. She truly is one of a kind, and her work is distinctive and captivating. ― Hannah Grace, the author of Icebreaker, a New York Times bestseller

"Unique, inventive, and unlike anything I've ever read." ―L. J. Shen, bestselling author for USA Today

A unique young lady. A mysterious dude. An old castle. How could something go wrong?

Corvina Clemm has been an outsider her entire life and is abandoned after her mother passes away. She takes the admissions letter she gets from the enigmatic University of Verenmore as a portent from the cosmos. But what she really doesn't expect is an ancient, isolated castle perched atop a mountain that is full of lies, treachery, and death.

Vad Deverell has always been a mystery; he enjoys keeping his identity a secret while being fully aware of everything that occurs at the university. Vad is a part-time professor who is completing his thesis and has lived in the area long enough to be aware of the hazards the castle presents. And he is aware that Corvina poses a threat to everything he stands for the instant their paths collide.

They weren't supposed to look at one another. They aren't able to be. However, a chilling secret that dates back a century compels them to meet. Over the past century, there have been disappearances every five years. Corvina is starting to piece it all together, and Vad needs to watch out for her.

This is the start of a story about the enigmatic, macabre, morbid, and profound love that develops in the most unlikely of locations.