**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. 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-Green-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 facade. Loneliness has been Ophelia''s only dependable companion for years. But when an unknown tormentor begins to stalk her, she realizes she may not be able to survive Sorrowsong on her own. It''s Alex who becomes her unexpected ally-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. . . READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH NIGHTSHADE ''EVERYTHING I needed and more-5 stars, no hesitation.'' ''It completely took over my life, and I have zero regrets. . .Think dark academia, eerie Scottish highlands, and secrets lurking around every corner.'' ''YOU WILL WANT TO DEVOUR AND SAVOUR THIS BOOK ALL AT ONCE'' ''Literally no words right now. 10 stars.'' ----- NIGHTSHADE IS BOOK ONE IN THE SORROWSONG DUOLOGY.

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Autumn Woods is the Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sorrowsong series. She loves to write gothic and gloomy settings, and love stories that’ll tear you apart just to put you back together again. Her books have been translated into twenty languages.

Outside of writing, she is a book illustrator and an aerospace engineer. An enthusiast of coffee, pastries, and all things outdoors, you’ll often find her climbing, painting, baking, or walking the British countryside with Mr Woods and their dog, Juno.

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'Immensely fun and sexy . . . everything I love about dark academia. Autumn Woods wrote a winner!' - ALI HAZELWOOD Sunday Times bestselling author of PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE

MYSTERY. MURDER. REVENGE. WELCOME TO SORROWSONG UNIVERSITY . . .

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

Isolated in the Scottish Highlands, Sorrowsong University only welcomes students from the most powerful families. Ophelia Winters doesn't belong, but a rare scholarship grants her the perfect opportunity to investigate her parents' 'accidental' death near the castle grounds.

Things get off to a rocky start when she runs afoul of the mysterious Alex Corbeau-Green - 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 façade.

When an unknown tormentor begins to stalk Ophelia, she realizes she may not be able to survive Sorrowsong on her own. Alex becomes her unexpected ally - 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?

**The Sunday Times bestselling dark academia TikTok sensation packed with romantic suspense, murder and addictive, enemies-to-lovers tension.

Print edition includes an exclusive bonus chapter from Alex's POV!**

NIGHTSHADE WILL BECOME YOUR NEW OBSESSION . . .**

'I need a therapist because this book emotionally destroyed me . . .'
'I am genuinely mind blown at how phenomenal this is.'
'It completely took over my life, and I have zero regrets . . . Think dark academia, eerie Scottish highlands and secrets lurking around every corner.'
'You will want to devour and savour this book all at once!'
'Literally no words right now. 10 stars.'
'6 stars. I'm obsessed. Why is this the most perfect book ever'
'Nightshade is not only one of my favourite books of the year but is now also one of my favourite books ever.'
'I will never recover. Also, a man like Alex please . . .'
'How can a book be so perfect? The tension, the slow burn, the characters, the setting everything was immaculate'
'EVERYTHING I needed and more - 5 stars, no hesitation.'

NIGHTSHADE IS BOOK ONE IN THE SORROWSONG DUOLOGY.