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Featuring NOCTICADIA by Keri Lake
Description
From USA Today bestselling author Keri Lake comes a hardcover repackage of her TikTok sensation Nocticadia, a dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.
Mortui vivos docent.
The dead teach the living.
After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me.
Four years later, I receive an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest, most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it’s rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before. Those whose bones are said to make up the island’s white sandy shores.
And restless ghosts aren’t even its most daunting peculiarity.
Devryck Bramwell, known on campus as Doctor Death, is a brilliant pathologist in charge of the midnight lab. He’s also my devastatingly handsome professor, who seems to loathe tenacious first-years, like me. Except, his dark and enigmatic gaze tells me all the ways he’d devour me if given the chance, and his stolen kisses burn my lips with forbidden jealousy.
I crave his authority.
He aches for redemption.
Together, we’re toxic. Delicious fodder for the prying eyes hellbent on exhuming the rotted skeletons of our pasts.
For the dead have much to teach, and it’s only a matter of time before Dracadia’s most depraved secret is resurrected.
Nocticadia is a standalone dark academia gothic romance.
About the Author
KERI LAKE is a USA Today bestselling author of gothic romance who specializes in demon wrangling, vengeance dealing and wicked twists. Her stories are gritty, with antiheroes that walk the line of good and bad, and feisty heroines who bring them to their knees. When not penning books, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters, their rebellious Labrador (who doesn’t retrieve a damn thing) and rescue pup. She runs on strong coffee and alternative music, loves a good red wine, and has a slight addiction to dark chocolate.
What others are saying…
"Every inch of this baby is brimming with atmosphere, tension, yearning, passion, and mystery. The twists are excellent, the pacing fantastic. It's the slow-burn, dark academia, forbidden gothic romance of my dreams. Nocticadia is simply exquisite." —Teela, Goodreads
"This Dark and Dangerous world will transport you to a place you won't soon forget. Such a beautiful, well written story the weaves the medical world with myth." —Miss Petite Brunette Book Blog
"Keri Lake does it again. I am in awe of her writing skills. The worlds she paints are so detailed, the gothic vibes immaculate, plot always unique and surprising. Mix that with characters that are relatable as well as lovable, and some MEAN spice?! I am obsessed, once again." —Lotte S., Goodreads
"Nocticadia gets under your skin taking its time to wriggle in deep while strangling your senses without permission or apologies. A tale of dangerous academia where temptation and death lurk in every dark corner." —Amuse Me Books Blog
"The beautiful world Keri created in this book was captivating, how I wish I could go visit Dracadia. I don't want to spoil anything but I will just say that the ending was perfect & left me with a BIG smile! Go and read this book as soon as you can!" —Shelby T., Goodreads
"THIS BOOK DOES NOT GET ENOUGH HYPE!! Nocticadia is a mesmerizing journey into the depths of desire, darkness, and the complexities of love. From the very first page, Lake crafts a world that is both haunting and beautiful, pulling readers into a narrative that is as enthralling as it is poignant." —RiReviews, Amazon