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The Woman Beneath the Black Veil by Manon Martin - Gothic Romantasy and Forbidden Slow Burn Romance - Published June 2026 Hi everyone. I am looking for readers and reviewers for my published gothic romantasy novel, The Woman Beneath the Black Veil, Book One of The Sisterhood of the Veil. Sister Celene has spent nine years buried beneath obedience, grief, and holy cloth after the mysterious death of her twin sister, Aurelia. Then she begins dreaming of a fractured quartz object with red caught inside its broken lines, surrounded by a ritual no one in the Basilica will name. When she discovers the same object hidden in plain sight inside a Manhattan Basilica, the world she has trusted begins to crack. The public sees saints, relics, donors, and polished stone. Beneath that surface are sealed records, restricted rooms, old family secrets, and Lucien Valemont, the dangerous heir to the family that owns the Basilica and controls the truth around the object. He knows the records have been altered. He knows Celene should not recognize what she does. He also knows wanting her may be the most dangerous thing his family has ever done. This is a slow burn gothic romantasy with forbidden romance, haunted archives, sacred object mystery, old bloodlines, a dead twin mystery, and a woman reclaiming the identity grief tried to bury. TriggersGrief, death of a sibling and twin, religious trauma, family pressure, illness, blood imagery, gothic horror atmosphere, institutional control, forbidden romantic tension Publication date: 06-01-2026 Price: $1.99 [Free from 06-04-2026 as part of promotion] Countries: Available through Amazon marketplaces where supported Link: amazon.com/dp/B0H3HG62RX I would be grateful for honest reviews from readers who enjoy gothic atmosphere, slow burn forbidden romance, sacred mysteries, haunted houses, hidden archives, and series mysteries that unfold gradually.
Hi everyone. I recently published my gothic romantasy novel, The Woman Beneath the Black Veil, Book One of The Sisterhood of the Veil. It follows Sister Celene, a trauma-bound nun in a Manhattan Basilica, who begins dreaming of a fractured sacred object before discovering the same object hidden in plain sight inside the Basilica’s museum gallery. The public sees relics, saints, donors, and polished stone. Beneath that surface are sealed records, restricted rooms, old family secrets, and a dangerous aristocratic heir named Lucien Valemont, whose family owns far more of the truth than they are willing to admit. The book is built around slow-burn forbidden romance, gothic atmosphere, haunted archives, a dead twin mystery, sacred-object intrigue, and a woman reclaiming the identity grief and obedience tried to bury. Tagline: She hid from the world in black and white. The stone remembered her in red. Best fit for readers who enjoy gothic mystery, romantasy, forbidden tension, old houses, religious-gothic settings, hidden bloodlines, and series mysteries that unfold gradually. It’s currently priced at $1.99 for launch/discovery. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3HG62RX Thanks for taking a look, and I’d be grateful for any honest feedback or reviews from readers who enjoy this kind of gothic slow-burn story.