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Ophelia Winters wants revenge. Isolated in the Scottish Highlands, Sorrowsong University usually only welcomes students from the most powerful and corrupt families. Ophelia doesn't belong, but a rare scholarship grants her the perfect opportunity to investigate her parents' "accidental" death near the castle grounds. Her plan?... Read More
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Sexy, suspenseful, and atmospheric, this enemies-to-lovers dark academia romance and TikTok sensation is Gothikana meets Maxton Hall.

He'd burn the world down for her. . . but she plans to burn his to the ground.

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Ophelia Winters wants revenge.

Isolated in the Scottish Highlands, Sorrowsong University usually only welcomes students from the most powerful and corrupt families. Ophelia doesn't belong, but a rare scholarship grants her the perfect opportunity to investigate her parents' "accidental" death near the castle grounds. Her plan? Keep her head down to find out what truly happened and punish those responsible. The last thing she needs is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of actual royalty.

Things get off to a rocky start when she runs afoul of the mysterious Alex Corbeau-Greenβ€”son of her prime suspect. As far as she's concerned, he is just a younger version of his billionaire father. A monster hiding beneath a beautiful faΓ§ade.

Loneliness has been Ophelia's only dependable companion for years. But when an unknown tormentor begins to stalk her, she realises she may not be able to survive Sorrowsong on her own. It's Alex who becomes her unexpected allyβ€”and alibi for murder. And as she begins to fall for the soft heart that hides beneath his hard exterior, her hunger for revenge wavers for the first time.

Can she really bring herself to destroy everything he's ever known?

Mystery. Murder. Revenge. Welcome to Sorrowsong University.

Series: Sorrowsong University

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  • Nightshade
    Ophelia Winters wants revenge. Isolated in the Scottish Highlands, Sorrowsong University usually only welcomes students from the most powerful and corrupt families. Ophelia doesn't belong, but a rare scholarship grants her the perfect opportunity to investigate her parents' "accidental" death near the castle grounds. Her plan? Keep her head down to find out what truly happened and punish those responsible....
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    'Immensely fun and sexy . . . everything I love about dark academia' Ali Hazelwood BETRAYAL. HEARTBREAK. DEADLY NEW THREATS. WELCOME BACK TO SORROWSONG UNIVERSITY. . . Alex Corbeau-Green's world is burning. Ophelia Winters is desperate to prove she didn't start the fire . . . Ophelia came to the elite Sorrowsong University to destroy Alex and his family. But...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035084005

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 284g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Autumn Woods is a romance author and aerospace engineer based in the Southwest of the UK. Born in London, Autumn grew up in the countryside She loves to write agonising slow burns in gloomy, gothic, or cottagecore settings. Outside writing and engineering, you'll find her painting landscapes, baking bread, rereading the Lord of the Rings, and getting lost in the latest high stakes Romantasy novels.

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