UNKNOWN

Detroit, 1929. The city hums with jazz, ambition, and quiet despair as the Great Depression looms. Amid the smoke and speakeasies, Delilah Waters stands out-a woman too clever, too opinionated, and far too independent for her time. She works hard, keeps her chin up, and hides her loneliness behind sharp wit and red lipstick. But the world keeps reminding her that a woman alone is a woman unfinished.

Then she meets Vincent Vanhorne-a man of impossible charm and haunting secrets. With eyes like midnight glass and a voice that seems to hum through her veins, he awakens something in Delilah she can't explain... and soon can't resist. When passion turns to hunger and life itself takes on a darker hue, Delilah is reborn-powerful, untamed, and thirsting for more than blood.

As Detroit's glittering façade begins to crack, Delilah must navigate a new existence where love is eternal, but freedom always comes at a cost. Is Vincent her salvation-or the end of everything she thought she was?

Atmospheric, romantic, and unapologetically gothic, this debut novel explores what it means to claim your own power in a world built to contain you. A story of transformation, forbidden love, and the intoxicating pull between desire and destruction, it asks one timeless question:

If immortality were offered at the cost of your independence, would you take it?

Keywords

historical vampire romance, gothic fiction, urban gothic, 1920s Detroit, feminist fantasy, dark romance, supernatural love story, atmospheric fiction, women's empowerment, sensual vampire novel, literary gothic romance

C.R. Hanover is the author of Delilah, a haunting blend of supernatural romance and gothic fantasy. Known for her lyrical prose and cinematic storytelling, Hanover explores the shadowed intersections of love, power, and immortality. Her work evokes the intimacy of Anne Rice, the visionary depth of Octavia Butler, and the emotional intensity of modern dark fantasy. When she isn't writing, she creates spiritual and intuitive content for her growing online community, blending mysticism with art and storytelling.