In the shadowy alleys of Victorian London, a new terror stalks the fog- it is whispered to be a demon, and feared even by those sworn to fight the dark. Brought To Heel is a lush, gothic young adult novel set in a London still recovering from the infamous Jack the Ripper killings. It blends the eerie allure of classic gothic fiction with a bold, heart-pounding mystery that will captivate fans of sapphic historical fiction.
Alix Hawthorne has grown up in the shadows, waiting for the day she is allowed to take her place in the secretive and mysterious organisation that her family serve, The Order of Athena, an organisation dedicated to protecting London from the shadows themselves. When her closest friend is murdered, Alix's pursuit of the killer not only puts her at odds with The Order, but threatens her very future in it.
Thea Loftus is the daughter of an Earl, struggling to find herself under the weight of both her family's and society's expectations. Everything changes when a near brush with death and London's newest demon catapults her into Alix's dark world.
As the two girls chase answers through the bloody streets, macabre carnivals and gilded ballrooms, they must not only confront the chilling truth behind the attacks, but the growing intensity of their bond.
For readers of Kerri Maniscalco's Stalking Jack The Ripper series, and lovers of all things eerie, romantic and unapologetically queer, Brought To Heel is a thrilling blend of coming of age young adult fiction, gothic horror and sapphic romance that will keep you turning pages deep into the night.
