In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontรซโs classic novel by acclaimed author L. L. McKinney, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save each other from the horrifying machinations of Mr. Rochester in this intrigue-filled, empowering young adult romance.
Jane Eyre has no interest in a husband. Eager to make her own way in the world, she accepts the governess position at Thornfield Hall.
Though her new employer, Edward Rochester, has a charming airโnot to mention a handsome faceโJane discovers that his smile can sharpen in an instant. Plagued by Edwardโs mercurial mood and the strange wails that echo through the corridors, Jane grows suspicious of the secrets hidden within Thornfield Hallโunaware of the true horrors lurking above her very head.
On the topmost floor, Bertha Mason is trapped in more ways than one. After her whirlwind marriage to Edward turned into a nightmare, he locked her away as revenge for withholding her inheritance. Now his patience grows thin in the face of Berthaโs resilience and Janeโs persistent questions, and both young women are in more danger than they realize.
When their only chance at safetyโand perhaps something moreโis in each otherโs arms, can they find and keep one another safe before Edwardโs dark machinations close in around them?
L.L. McKinney is a writer, a poet, and an active member of the kidlit community. Named one of the Rootโs 100 Most Influential African Americans, sheโs an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing, the cofounder of Juneteenth Book Fest, and the creator of the hashtags #PublishingPaidMe and #WhatWoCWritersHear. Sheโs also a gamer girl and an adamant Hei Hei stan. She is the author of A Blade So Black, A Dream So Dark, and A Crown So Cursed.