Grimstone (Sophie Lark, 2024)

From USA Today bestselling author of the Brutal Birthright and Kingmakers series’ comes a brand-new romance thriller set in the Gothic, secretive beach town of Grimstone. Remi Hayes is beginning to think she’s cursed–her fiancé cheated on her, her brother Jude is a major headache, and the mouldering mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted. Renovating Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible, even before Remi is blackmailed by Dane Covett, the dangerously hot doctor-next-door, and Grimstone’s most eligible bachelor–if you can ignore the fact that everyone in town thinks he murdered his wife. Remi doesn’t want to believe it, especially after Dane sews up a gash in her thigh and steals a kiss in payment–a kiss that makes it hard to walk for reasons that have nothing to do with an injured leg. But as the renovation takes a strange and violent turn, Remi must decide if Dane is the one haunting her nights–or if he’s trying to protect her from something much worse… Bold, spicy and utterly irresistible, Grimstone introduces readers to a dark and sexy murder mystery created by one of contemporary romance’s most influential voices.