Bound to Blackwood: A Dark Gothic Romance

By Scarlett Vane

Some houses keep their secrets. This one keeps its master.

When rare-book conservator Vivian Hart takes a six-month post at Blackwood Hall, the rules are simple: catalogue the library, mind the hours - and never, under any circumstances, approach the locked east wing.

Lucien Blackwood hasn't left the estate in six years. Brooding, exacting, and far too watchful, he is a man quietly paying for sins that may not be his - while the magnificent collection Vivian was hired to save turns out to be built on forged papers, stolen manuscripts, and a fire that killed his brother.

Forced under one roof and bound by a contract neither of them can afford to break, Vivian and Lucien negotiate terms for everything - including the desire neither will name. But someone else wants what is locked in the east wing, and he is willing to burn the truth into the open to get it.

A slow burn that becomes an inferno: forced proximity, a reclusive heir, a locked door, and six years of penance. Bound to Blackwood is an adults-only gothic romance - and the east wing isn't the only door that opens.

Tropes: brooding reclusive heir - forced proximity - slow burn to inferno - locked-room secret - romantic suspense - standalone, no cliffhanger

Content note: 18+ only. Contains explicit content; all characters are adults.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HP7Q1354
• ISBN13: 9798165053641
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"