Nocticadia | Deluxe Edition | 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️

Some secrets are better left buried. Some temptations are worth breaking every rule.

Welcome to Dracadia University, where the halls are filled with secrets, the atmosphere is deliciously sinister, and nothing is quite what it seems.

Lilia Vespertine is determined to uncover the truth behind her mother’s mysterious death. Her search for answers leads her to an isolated university with a disturbing history, where whispers of forbidden experiments and sinister secrets lurk beneath its prestigious reputation.

And then there’s Professor Devryck.

Brilliant, intimidating, dangerously attractive, and as cold as the grave, he’s a man who thrives on control. His mysterious past and unsettling reputation should be enough to keep Lilia far away.

But some warnings are impossible to obey.

As Lilia becomes entangled in the university’s darkest mysteries, the tension between student and professor grows into an obsession neither can easily control.

He’s forbidden.

He’s dangerous.

And he might be the most intoxicating mistake she’ll ever make.

A dark, addictive gothic romance filled with forbidden desire, twisted secrets, obsessive attraction, and a dangerously intelligent man who will have you questioning every red flag you thought you had.

The Deluxe Edition

Beautifully dark and hauntingly elegant, this deluxe hardcover edition is a statement piece for any dark romance collection.

Featuring:

• Striking black hardcover with gothic skull artwork
• Intricate purple butterflies and delicate white lilies
• Ornate silver-inspired lettering and decorative details
• Gorgeous purple, black, and white illustrated page edges featuring floral designs
• A luxurious gothic aesthetic perfect for displaying in your personal library

A must-have for Keri Lake collectors, dark academia lovers, and readers who appreciate their romance a little twisted.

Series: Standalone Novel — Not Part of a Series

Author: Keri Lake

Format: Deluxe Edition Hardcover

Genre: Adult Dark Romance / Gothic Romance / Dark Academia / Romantic Suspense

Tropes:

• Forbidden Professor x Student Romance
• Age Gap
• Morally Grey Hero
• Obsessive / Possessive Hero
• Forced Proximity
• Dark Academia
• Slow Burn
• Mystery & Suspense
• Touch Her and Die

Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ — 4/4 (Very spicy, explicit open-door romance)

Reading Warnings: Explicit sexual content, graphic violence, gore, body horror, disturbing medical experimentation, death, grief, abuse, trauma, power imbalance, and dark psychological themes. Intended for mature adult readers. Please consult the author’s complete content warnings.

Reading Order: Standalone — Can be read independently.