CONSTANCE KENTÂ
Historical. Contemporary. Romance.
Locksley Hall Series
Dark Academia Romance
Robbie and Deacon have been manipulated for years by the ones they love. When their paths collide in a rain-washed alley in Edinburgh, they are bound together in a secret alliance that is as dark and forbidden as it is the deliverance they both need.
Stopping her from discovering the truth is his assignment. Stopping himself from falling in love with her is his private hell.
Robbie Listowel is attacked in a rain-washed alley in Edinburgh when Deacon Wake, a darkly beautiful man, comes to her rescue. When she learns he lives in the same building as her half-brother, Robbie accepts his offer to put her up for the night. If going home with a complete stranger will bring her one step closer to finding her brother, then it's a risk she has to take.
She soon discovers the mystery of her brother's disappearance is connected to an exclusive society that harbors a chilling secret. Plagued by bouts of agoraphobia, Deacon Wake is the only person she can trust, leading to nights of intimate exploration in his flat. The gorgeous custodian is a distraction that takes her off course, setting her on a collision course to the worst day of her life.
When she becomes more than just a friend, and a secret society is watching, those feelings have to be buried so deep that no one will ever find them.
Deacon Wake is not easy with the relocation of Robbie Listowel to Dugald Croft. In that nest of vipers, she doesn't stand a chance. His loyalties are divided between the uncle he adores and the girl he is falling in love with. One he is duty-bound to obey; the other he is compelled to protect.
As for Robbie, she has mixed feelings about leaving Deacon to move into her brother's old room in Dugald Croft. On the one hand, she's joining the academic elite at Locksley Hall and living her dream. On the other, she longs to be with her working-class friend again, in his flat, exploring one another in bed as they used to do.
Casey Manderville, her almost-cousin, understands, caught between two worlds himself. The heir to the immense Manderville estate is a golden-haired man with a ready smile on his boyishly handsome face that attracts Robbie.
Falling under his spell is easy - almost too easy. When his smile turns cold and the gold turns to brass, the dark desires of Robbie's heart leave her with no way out.
