Forbidden (dark-house #1) (The Dark-House Chronicles)

"All families have secrets. Some have more than most."

After Lucas Grey witnesses the death of his friend at the hands of the enigmatic Horsemen, Lucas is bitten during an unanticipated fight and beaten within inches of his life.

Taken under the recuperative wing of the mysterious one-eyed killer, SnakeEye, Lucas begins to heal and to rebuild his life while becoming embroiled in a strange love triangle with the unusual daughters (Lyssa and Penumbra) of a powerful shipbuilder.

Penumbra Delidakis, catering to the superstitious folly of her older sister, Lyssa, performs a fake prophecy as a joke. When the prophecy begins to come true; Penumbra, Lyssa, and Lucas become dangerously inseparable as a plot beyond their power unfolds.

While pursuing thieves who stole a critical diary known as "The Chronicles", SnakeEye begins to share confidential information with Lucas about the Grey family history, and a bit of SnakeEye's own secret past.

The more that Lucas learns about those who surround him, the more he wants to escape before his own life is destroyed by the growing insanity and pervasive supernatural presence. Pursued by the same Horsemen that killed his friend, Lucas is marked for death, learning that he somehow carries the curse of the vampire.

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[1824 England: Book 1 of 2] "Forbidden"

The two books in the 1824/1825 arc of The Dark-House Chronicles tell the story of Lucas Grey, the Delidakis sisters, and reveal the inescapable supernatural legacy bound to their unconventional families.