BOUND BY CRIMSON by Jennifer Court After the sudden, brutal murder of her parents, twenty-one-year-old Lyric Dawson is left utterly alone-adrift in grief and betrayal. When a mysterious invitation leads her to an opulent masquerade, she meets a man cloaked in charm and power. He offers her everything she thought she lost: safety, belonging, even love. Whisked away to a life of luxury in New York, Lyric dares to believe in a new beginning. But when an unexpected pregnancy draws her deeper into his world, he takes her to Thornwick Estate-his ancestral home, where nothing is quite as it seems. The staff are silent. The rules are unspoken. And his mother watches her every move. As secrets whisper from the walls and the legacy of Thornwick begins to unravel, Lyric discovers the truth is far darker than she imagined. She wasn't saved. She was chosen. Bound by Crimson is a gothic psychological thriller steeped in seduction, bloodlines, and betrayal-perfect for fans of Verity, Rebecca, and Flowers in the Attic.