{"product_id":"9780356519319","title":"A Dowry of Blood","description":"Author: S.T. Gibson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780356519319\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Jun 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GOTHIC TIKTOK SENSATION AND \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thrilling and seductive Gothic rife with spine-tingling tension and dark romance.\u003ci\u003e A Dowry of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e left me breathless' \u003c\/b\u003eAlexis Henderson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Witching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eS.T. Gibson's sensational novel is the darkly seductive tale of Dracula's first bride, Constanta. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. 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