As the noble houses of Vyrune gather beneath the shadow of ancient rites, two young women find their lives drawn toward the same dark center. Sabine Delamere serves as Factor to Marquis Damien de Montclair, a man as revered as he is feared. As the past he buried begins to surface, her loyalty is tested by revelations that threaten everything she believes about the man she serves. Elsewhere, Winifred, a quiet baker's daughter who often sees what others cannot, is chosen for a fate she does not fully understand. As the veil concealing Vyrune's oldest secrets begins to fray, she is forced to confront the horrors hidden beneath the kingdom's beauty and tradition. But behind velvet courts, sacred ceremonies, and whispered politics, something ancient stirs within Vyrune... and history itself may not be as dead as the kingdom pretends. A gothic entry into the world of Thorns, Feathers & Bones, Montclair blends the regal decadence of Anne Rice with the atmospheric fantasy of Patrick Rothfuss. Steeped in old blood, dangerous loyalties, and histories too terrible to die, it is a dark fantasy where beauty and ruin walk hand in hand, and where the past refuses to remain buried.