The Brides by Charlotte Cross

‘Come to me, and be mine for eternity’

1884. Mafalda Lowell journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt. Mafalda’s secret love, Lucy, hurries from London to comfort her, with chaperone and lady’s maid in tow.

But Alice is blessed and cursed with the Sight, tormented by terrifying visions – and she believes that they are being followed by a man in black.

When one of their group falls prey to a disturbing wasting illness, the women hope to seek the healing waters of Transylvania. At a nobleman’s invitation, they set out for Castle Dracula.

In the depths of the forest, miles from civilization, their host reveals his true intentions; a monstrous ambition which will tear the women apart.

And not all of them will survive.