An Education in Malice

"Love is sacrifice. One of us was always going to bleed for the other."

Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.

On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.

But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors and dark magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.

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'Stunningly gorgeous and devastatingly romantic, you won't want to miss this one!' – Katee Robert, author of Neon Gods

'A dark seductive tale. . . intermingling love, pain, fear and anger in mesmerizing prose' – Publishers Weekly

'A Dowry of Blood is an intoxicating perfume that lingers - an undying love story where beauty and horror clasp hands' – Rachel Gillig, author of One Dark Window