Hateful Burden is a gaslight-era paranormal horror
novel as well as a psychological thriller where friends
and foes are not always what they seem. In this dark
urban fantasy, paranormal powers are bred and collected.
Lady Ramillia Winmoore, daughter of the Earl of
Brooksberry, has suffered from gaps in her memory her
entire life. But this darkness is a blessing. Whenever
she feels threatened, it takes over and protects her
from feeling pain or even the slightest bit of
discomfort. That is until the day she awakens strapped
to an examining table at the West Freeman Asylum for
Lunatics. Imprisoned for the gruesome murder of her
parents, Ramillia learns she has lost ten months to the
darkness. Forced to endure years of tortuous treatments
in a grimy, hidden cell, salvation arrives in the form
of a benefactor named Sir Julian Lawerence. Betrothed to
her through an arranged marriage, he helps her gain
freedom. But appearances are deceiving and soon Ramillia
learns the cost she must pay. The horrors she encounters
in his household are far worse than the asylum when he
inducts her into a society of blood-thirsty, cruel
immortals. Soon she is forced to join them and accept
their way of life. Now Ramillia must break free of a
prison she cannot see, kill an enemy that cannot die,
and find a daughter that she cannot remember-all with
the help of an ally she does not know. Who is Sally and
can she be trusted? Is this mysterious and frightening
woman trying to save her or is she planning on saving
Ramillia for herself? Warning: The content is quite
graphic and often disturbing. The Carrier Trilogy is
intended for mature readers only.
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