Books like When Darkness Falls by Tanith Lee
"When Darkness Falls" is a gothic romance anthology that centers on the dark allure of love intertwined with supernatural threats. The collection includes "Kiss of the Wolf" by Susan Krinard, where a surgeon encounters a mysterious Louisiana man whose allure masks potential menace; "Shadow Kissing" by Tanith Lee, following artist Vivien Gray as her romance threatens to unleash an ominous evil; and "The Devil She Knew" by Evelyn Vaughn, in which Marcy Bridges confronts a portal to hell and must decide whether to trust a dark, dangerous stranger. Through evocative settings and suspenseful twists, each narrative explores passion and peril beneath a shadowy veneer.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Tanith Lee
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