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A fever dream of Romantic poetry, historical paranoia, and blood-chilling gothic horror. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The stress of her regard.
- gothic
- dread-soaked
- claustrophobic
- shadowy
- 01
The Vampire Viscount
Karen Harbaugh
A shadowy Regency romance where a desperate bargain binds a mortal woman to a cursed, deteriorating immortal.
- 02
The Anubis Gates
Tim Powers
A breathless, fog-drenched plunge into a secret, magical history where poets and sorcerers collide in the grimy underworld of Regency London.
- 03
A Dowry of Blood
S. T. Gibson
A lush, blood-soaked confession that transforms from a tale of intoxicating devotion into a fierce reclamation of autonomy.
- 04
To Love a Dark Lord
Anne Kristine Stuart
A classic tale of a desperate heroine and the brooding, cynical rogue who unexpectedly becomes her fierce protector.
- 05
Shadow of night
Deborah Harkness
A lush, scholarly plunge into the sights, smells, and shadows of Elizabethan London, wrapped in a sweeping paranormal romance.
- 06
Soulless
Gail Carriger
A delightfully arch comedy of manners where strict Victorian etiquette clashes with supernatural chaos and crackling romantic tension.
- 07
Last Call
Tim Powers
A hallucinatory, neon-lit descent into a world where ancient myths are played out over high-stakes hands of poker.
- 08
Commedia della morte
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
A dark, historically rich descent into the Reign of Terror, where immortal love clashes with mortal fanaticism.
- 09
Psychic Vampire Codex
Michelle A. Belanger
An esoteric guide that bridges the literary allure of the vampire with practical energy work.
- 10
The Lesser Dead
Christopher Buehlman
A gritty, unapologetic plunge into the grimy, nocturnal underworld of 1970s New York, where even the monsters have something to fear.
- 11
New Amsterdam
Elizabeth Bear
A gaslit, world-weary magical procedural where a formidable sorceress and an immortal exile seek justice in a shadowy alternate America.
- 12
Vampire state of mind
Jane Lovering
A highly caffeinated, banter-filled paranormal romance where saving the world means teaming up with the arrogant vampire you're trying not to fall for.
