Hi friends! I’m really excited to tell you my next novel is now up for preorder on Amazon! *cue confetti and party poppers*
The Rose and the Serpent is a historical gaslamp fantasy, perfect for fans of Stalking Jack the Ripper, A Darker Shade of Magic and Shadowhunters. With a charmingly roguish male lead, a feisty, brave (but possibly undead) alderman’s daughter, and a mysterious organisation operating in the shadows, threatening everything they hold dear…
A grave robber with a heart. A damsel without a soul. Secrets that refuse to stay buried.
In 1833, death stalks the cobbled streets of York, England. And Cassius Watkins couldn’t be happier.
As a resurrectionist, Cash spends his nights disinterring the recently deceased and selling the cadavers to the anatomy school. And if the occasional gold ring or jewelled brooch falls into his hands in the process, then all the better!
Until Cash digs up the wrong grave and finds that the rebellious daughter of the local alderman isn’t quite dead. In fact, she’s very much alive, and has no recollection of how she came to be entombed.
As interest in the occult grows behind the elegant façade of the northern town, all manner of charlatan and cunning man come to prey on the desperate and gullible. But someone is taking the charade a step too far.
With threats around every corner and no one left to trust, Cash and Edie set off on a dangerous path to uncovering the truth. That is, if they don’t peer into the wrong shadow and come face to face with the devil himself.
Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare’s The Infernal Devices and The Last Hours, and Enola Holmes.
If that sounds up your alley, you can preorder it now and it’ll drop into your kindle on release day! The preorder date is set for June 2025, but I’m planning to release much sooner, hopefully before the end of 2024.
Happy reading, friends!
Lyndsey
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Lyndsey Hall | Author 