Grimstone Series 2 Books Set by Sophie Lark (Grimstone, Monarch)

Grimstone Series 2 Books Set by Sophie Lark brings together two dark romance stories set in the town of Grimstone. Across both novels, the narratives blend romance with danger and mystery, with relationships shaped by suspicion, control and the threat of violence.

The set includes Grimstone and Monarch. In the first, Remi Hayes inherits Blackleaf Manor and attempts to renovate it while facing blackmail from Dane Covett, a doctor-next-door with a notorious reputation. In the second, Elena Zelenska becomes a mail-order bride and arrives in Grimstone to find her new life turning increasingly dark, with the Monarch Hotel’s owner, Atlas Covett, becoming an unexpected protector.

Included titles

• Grimstone
• Monarch

Key details

• Two-book set
• By Sophie Lark
• Series: Grimstone
• Tropes include dark romance, murder mystery and enemies to lovers
• Also includes hot neighbour, spicy romance and high heat
• Content warning: extremely spicy scenes and triggering content that some readers may find disturbing

Synopses

Grimstone

Remi Hayes feels her life is falling apart after her fiancé cheats, her brother causes trouble, and she inherits the decaying Blackleaf Manor, which may be haunted. As she struggles with renovations, she is blackmailed by Dane Covett, the doctor-next-door and Grimstone’s most eligible bachelor, despite rumours that he murdered his wife. When events around the manor become strange and violent, Remi must decide whether Dane is the danger in her life or the one trying to protect her from something worse.

Monarch

Twenty-seven-year-old Elena Zelenska becomes a mail-order bride to escape her town, and is drawn in by Benjamin Wittacker, a single father and published author. Her fairytale shifts when Ben begins building her a castle in the woods, and her arrival in Grimstone reveals something far darker. Isolated and threatened by her jealous fiancé’s escalating control, Elena finds an ally in Atlas Covett, the stern owner of the Monarch Hotel, who offers sanctuary as she searches for a way out.