Dark Fate

Fate’s Reckoning

Charlotte Lamb’s “Dark Fate” transports readers to the windswept moors of rural Yorkshire, where Lady Rosalind Arden grapples with a destiny she never chose. Engaged in a marriage of convenience to the brooding heir Edmund Blackthorne, Rosalind arrives at Thornfield Manor expecting comfort and safety. Instead, she discovers hidden passageways echoing with whispered laments, portraits whose eyes seem alive, and a family legend of a bride lost to a mysterious tragedy. As the storm-lashed night deepens, Rosalind must confront her own fears before they consume her very soul.

A Heart Unbound

Thrown into the turbulent currents of Blackthorne family politics, Rosalind finds herself befriended by her new husband’s enigmatic sister, Seraphine, whose charm conceals equally haunting secrets. In candlelit libraries and over hushed confidences, Seraphine imparts warnings about Thornfield’s darkest hour. Yet amidst the gothic splendor, Rosalind feels her own heart awaken to possibilities she dared not imagine—an irresistible attraction to Edmund that defies propriety. Each stolen glance across moonlit terraces fans a flame neither of them can fully extinguish.

Dangerous Allure

As Edmund’s icy reserve gradually thaws, the couple embarks on perilous midnight walks through misty heather, uncovering clues to the manor’s past: a hidden diary, a tarnished heirloom, and fragments of a love affair that ended in blood. Drawn together by mutual vulnerability, they face treacherous adversaries—jealous cousins thirsting for inheritance and a vindictive governess sworn to protect Thornfield’s reputation at any cost. Every revelation brings them closer to each other and to a truth that could shatter their fragile bond.

The Dark Embrace

In a breathtaking finale beneath lightning-split skies, Rosalind and Edmund confront the specter of betrayal and embrace a love forged in peril. Their union, once arranged by duty, transforms into a fierce alliance against fate itself. “Dark Fate” is a stirring tale of passion, redemption, and the courage to seize one’s own destiny. Author’s description.