'Haunting and seductive . . . I drank in this wonderfully sapphic, gothic tale with a sense of ever-deepening dread' – Francesca May, author of This Vicious HungerChilling, gothic and utterly gripping, The Brides is a stunningly original reimagining of Bram Stoker's Dracula – with a devastating sapphic romance at its heart.'Come to me, and be mine for eternity'1884. Mafalda Lowell journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt. Mafalda's secret love, Lucy, hurries from London to comfort her, with chaperone and lady’s maid in tow.But Alice is blessed and cursed with the Sight, tormented by terrifying visions – and she believes that they are being followed by a man in black.When one of their group falls prey to a disturbing wasting illness, the women hope to seek the healing waters of Transylvania. At a nobleman’s invitation, they set out for Castle Dracula.In the depths of the forest, miles from civilization, their host reveals his true intentions; a monstrous ambition which will tear the women apart.And not all of them will survive.'Dracula's worthy successor . . . chills and delights in equal measure' – Johanna Van Veen, author of Blood on Her TonguePerfect for fans of Hungerstone by Kat Dunn and The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.