An Education in Malice - The Sizzling and Addictive Dark Academia Romance Everyone Is Talking About!
By S.T. Gibson

Aand delectable jewel of a tale, shimmering with dark, beautiful prose'and Tori Bovalino, author ofand The Devil Makes Three, onand A Dowry of BloodLove is sacrifice. One of us was always going to bleed for the other.Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors and dark magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.Sumptuous and addictive,and An Education in Maliceand is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hitand A Dowry of Blood.Praise forand A Dowry of Blood:'Stunningly gorgeous and devastatingly romantic, you won't want to miss this one!'and Katee Robert, author ofand Neon Gods'An Education in Maliceand is an ode to girlhood; ribbons, blood, poetry, and rage. Gibson's fang-sharp prose and unflinching honesty create a delicate and fearless exploration of loneliness, love, and-as the bridge between those two absolutes-longing.'and Sydney J. Shields, author ofand The Honey Witch'A thrilling and seductive Gothic rife with spine-tingling tension and dark romance.and A Dowry of Bloodand left me breathless'and Alexis Henderson, author ofand The Year of the Witching'Dark, lush and heartrendingly romantic'and Lyndall Clipstone, author ofand Lakesedge'A Dowry of Bloodand is an intoxicating perfume that lingers - an undying love story where beauty and horror clasp hands'and Rachel Gillig, author ofand One Dark Window'A powerful tale of possession and liberation. This is a Dracula retelling unlike any other - undeniable and unforgettable'and Rose Szabo, author ofand What Big Teeth'A dizzying nightmare of a romance that will leave you aching, angry and ultimately hopeful'and Hannah Whitten, author ofand For the Wolf'Atmospheric and lush. . . it will haunt you in the best possible way'and Genevieve Gornichec, author ofand The Witch's Heart'A dark seductive tale. . . intermingling love, pain, fear and anger in mesmerizing prose'and Publishers Weekly'Seductive, lyrical and rich with period detail . . . a dark triumph'and Mary McMyne, author ofand The Book of Gothel'Mesmerizing prose. Thorny, fast-paced and unabashedly queer'and Publishers Weekly