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Title: Fairydale

Author: Veronica Lancet

Genre: Gothic, Reincarnation, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Dark, Novella, Adult, Horror, Love Triangle

Trigger Warning: blood (gore), blood play & period play, death, derogatory terms, discrimination, drugs, graphic torture, graphic violence, graphic sexual situations (humanoid & non-humanoid), incestuous situations, infertility, kidnapping, murder, rape, weapons, PTSD, suicide

Date Started: January 13th, 2023

Date Finished: January 14th, 2023

Status: Finished

Rating: 5/5

Sypnosis: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞?

August 1955,

When Miss Darcy O’Sullivan, an orphaned English teacher from Boston, receives a letter that her biological father passed away, she is surprised to find herself included in his will.
There is only one condition.

She must travel to Fairydale to attend his funeral.

With the promise of a sizable inheritance, Darcy decides to journey to the small coastal town that holds the secrets of her birth. But the moment she steps foot into Fairydale, things start to go amiss.

Odd residents. Odd rumors. Odd…deaths.

Everything about Fairydale is odd.

Including brooding Caleb Hale—part of the infamous Hale family.

During the day, she falls deeper and deeper under his spell as he forces her to step out of her comfort zone and embrace her inner sensuality.

But at night it’s another man who haunts her dreams—Amon d'Artan, a nobleman who lived two centuries ago.

Amon is sweet and suave where Caleb is intense and dangerous, and Darcy feels more torn than ever. Soon, she finds herself embroiled in a web of lies, deceit, and inexplicable events that make her question her sanity.

When an ancient evil threatens the town and everything Darcy holds dear, she must make the ultimate choice.

But will she survive it?



Fairydale is a dark gothic historical romance with horror, paranormal & fantasy elements. This is NOT a traditional love triangle. It features a villainous love interest that would end the world for his beloved and an all-encompassing love story spanning millennia. This is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18. Please check the triggers before reading.

Review: Okay, I just found my book of the month.

Seriously, how the hell did I miss this book last year?

I have read a lot of thick books (Gone With the Wind and War and Peace) and this one is just as bad. It had been a long time since I had picked up something like this and honestly, I was not disappointed. I could not put the book down no matter how many times I needed to get up off the couch. Normally, I could set it down and pick up another book to read in between. This one - I could not.

This beautiful story is a mix of gothic, reincarnation, paranormal, romance, and fantasy. All perfectly blended into three different timelines. Each one draws you in and tells you of a love that crosses time and space. Three different timelines - Darcy, Elizabeth, and Sela. Each story holds you, and grips you to understand a love story that ended so quickly.

I don't know how I missed this book because I loved it. Absolutely loved it. This book had me in tears and cheering Amon.

Speaking of Amon, he is now my book boyfriend. Can I have him? I mean, I am willing to share him if I must but otherwise, he is definitely book boyfriend material. He loves all three incarnations of our heroine and does everything possible to protect her. He is even possessive - my kind of boyfriend.

I don't care about red flags. You can keep your red flags; I will keep Amon. xD

But seriously, this story will keep you wanting more of both of them - to know their story through each timeline and crying as the two are torn away.

I loved this story. I absolutely have found my January book of the month. I don't think any book will top this one for the year.

I recommend this book. Seriously, pick up this book and fall in love.