John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadows

A mesmerizing story. -Library JournalOne of BookBubs 25 of the Best Books Arriving in 2021!One of Book Riots 9 of the Best Recent Vampire Reads!From USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews comes a supernatural Victorian gothic retelling of Charlotte Brontës timeless classic.Yorkshire 1843. When disgraced former schoolmaster John Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall to take up a position as tutor to two peculiar young boys he enters a world unlike any hes ever known. Darkness abounds punctuated by odd bumps in the night strange creatures on the moor and a sinister silver mist that never seems to dissipate. And at the center of it all Johns new employer--a widow as alluring as she is mysterious.Sixteen months earlier heiress Bertha Mason embarked on the journey of a lifetime. Marriage wasnt on her itinerary but on meeting the enigmatic Edward Rochester shes powerless to resist his preternatural charm. In letters and journal entries she records the story of their rapidly-disintegrating life together and of her gradual realization that Mr. Rochester isnt quite the man he appears to be. In fact he may not be a man at all.From a cliff-top fortress on the Black Sea coast to an isolated estate in rural England John and Bertha contend with secrets danger and the eternal struggle between light and darkness. Can they help each other vanquish the demons of the past? Or are some evils simply too powerful to conquer?