An anti-heroine. An atmospheric Gothic setting. And vampires.

Mariella Vangard is beautiful, ruthless, and longs to be independent. After her parents’ stagecoach is attacked by a sinister highwayman, Mariella and her three sisters are forced to live with distant relatives. Yet their new abode appears haunted, with mysterious night-time visitations and unexplained deaths.

Occult expert Edward Vinehart is called in to deal with the darkness that stalks the grounds. But when he and his brother are revealed to be heirs to a vast fortune, the Vineharts fall prey to Mariella’s dark designs.

With the help of her disreputable and poisonous friend Mrs Roe, Mariella embarks on a crusade to secure the fortune for herself, determined to destroy anyone who gets in her way.

A dark Gothic tale of twisted ambition and dangerous desires, with vampires, poisoned cups and ruined towers.