This Vicious Hunger

From the Sunday Times bestselling author ofWild and Wicked Things comes a dark gothic fantasy about intoxication, obsession and a desperate hunger for knowledge, whatever the cost.'A queer fairy tale of toxic romance that echoes with longing' Tanya Pell, author of Her Wicked RootsThora Grieve finds herself destitute and an outcast after the sudden death of her husband, but a glimmer of hope arrives when a family friend offers her the chance to study botany under a famed professor. Once at the university, Thora becomes entranced by a mysterious young woman, Olea, who emerges each night to tend to the plants in the private garden below her window.

A rich, Gothic fantasy of obsession, trauma, and lies that twist and knot like tangled roots. This Vicious Hunger is a feminist tale of women starved for love and autonomy, their screams of rage smothered by genteel smiles. A queer fairy tale of toxic romance that echoes with longing -- Tanya Pell, author of HER WICKED ROOTS

This Vicious Hunger will consume you like a sweet poison. May deftly unfurls the dark, dangerous underbelly of science, obsession and desire through the lens of three morally grey women that will keep you turning the pages long into the night -- Maddie Martinez, author of THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER

This is the dark, romantic gothic fantasy of my dreams! The atmosphere is truly luscious, the intrigue takes root in you and won't let go, and the payoff is absolutely delicious. I devoured it -- Hannah Mathewson, author of WITHERWARD

Readers of dark fantasy will enjoy this sapphic romance tinged with elements of horror -- BOOKLIST