Grimstone: A Romantic Thriller (Grimstone, 1)

Grimstone (Grimstone, Book 1) Standard Edition

Author: Sophie Lark

Genre: Gothic Romance / Romantic Thriller / Dark Romance

Book Rating: ⭐ 9/10

Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

Description

Remi Hayes is starting to think she might actually be cursed.

Her fiancé cheated on her, her brother is driving her crazy, and now she's inherited Blackleaf Manor—a crumbling old mansion in the eerie seaside town of Grimstone that may or may not be haunted.

Her plan is simple: renovate the house, sell it, and move on.

Then she meets Dr. Dane Covett.

Dane is the dangerously attractive doctor living next door and one of Grimstone's most eligible bachelors. He's intelligent, mysterious, and impossible for Remi to ignore.

There's just one little problem.

Everyone in town thinks he murdered his wife.

When Dane begins blackmailing Remi, she knows she should stay far away from him. Instead, after he stitches up an injury and demands a kiss as payment, their already dangerous chemistry becomes impossible to ignore.

But strange things are happening inside Blackleaf Manor.

As Remi's renovation becomes increasingly disturbing and violent, she begins questioning whether the stories surrounding Dane are true. Is the mysterious doctor responsible for what's happening to her—or is the alleged murderer next door actually the only person capable of keeping her safe?

Atmospheric, sexy, and packed with mystery, Grimstone blends gothic romance with a romantic thriller, delivering a creepy mansion, a suspiciously attractive doctor, small-town secrets, and enough twists to make everyone look guilty.

Tropes / Mood

Gothic Romance • Romantic Thriller • Morally Gray MMC • Doctor MMC • Murder-Suspect MMC • Forced Proximity • Neighbors • Blackmail • Haunted Mansion Vibes • Small-Town Secrets • Mystery & Suspense • Touch Her and Die • Protective MMC • Who Did This to You? • Dark Humor • Spooky Coastal Town • High Spice