Pearl Bound

Some women are bound by class. Others refuse to be bound at all. Pearl Bound is a lush, gothic horror that explores forbidden desire, social power, and the price of women's power. In the glittering halls of Gilded Age New York, beneath chandeliers and velvet drapes, danger hides in plain sight. Eve Kelly, a young Irish immigrant, arrives with her mother to work at Greythorne, the sprawling estate of the powerful Rennard family. Born into servitude but restless with a force she cannot name, Eve is drawn into the orbit of Saskia Rennard, the family's magnetic and dangerous daughter. What begins as attraction quickly becomes entanglement, pulling Eve into a world where wealth masks cruelty, gender dictates roles, and love outside the rules is a dangerous rebellion. Fans of gothic horror, dark historical fiction, and sapphic/lesbian storytelling will be spellbound. With echoes of Mexican Gothic, A Dowry of Blood, and the decadent intrigue of Bridgerton, Pearl Bound delivers a tale of resilience, forbidden desire, and reckoning. For readers drawn to atmospheric horror, queer longing, and the shadows of the Gilded Age, this haunting debut will grip you until the final page.