The Picture of Dorian Gray gets a Southern gothic makeover in this spicy retelling of Oscar
Wilde's classic. *** He's the most beautiful man I've ever seen...and the most dangerous.
Eternally young and full of a brilliant passion that may ultimately be the end of me: my
perfect Dorian Gray. The painting that's kept Dorian Gray flawless for over a century is
beginning to fall apart rotted by his life of reckless decadence. Desperate he seeks out the
only person who might be able to save him: a talented young painter descended from Dorian's
first love. Baz may have the same magical gift as her ancestor but she's vowed never to paint
anyone's likeness again. Haunted by the memory of the terrible price her talent can exact she
swears she will not be swayed - not even by the seductive words dripping like venom from the
lips of the most beautiful man she's ever met. Yet as Dorian tries to persuade Baz by any
means possible they become aware of a darker deadlier magic awakening around them. Dangerous
forces long dormant have been stirred by Baz's presence...and are determined to have her no
matter the cost. As tensions rise and desire flares ever-hotter Baz and Dorian become trapped
in a complex web of conflicting motives messy emotions... and a growing desperate passion
that may well consume them both. The second book in the GILDED MONSTERS series featuring
fantasy romance retellings of classic tales is a new adult romance to be devoured by fans of
steamy romance classic literature and gothic fiction. Tropes Spicy Romance Romantasy
Supernatural & Paranormal Bad Boy Romance Family Secrets Modern Retelling The Gilded Monsters
Series: Beautiful Villain (The Great Gatsby) Charming Devil (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
Ruthless Devotion (Wuthering Heights)
