My Dreadful Darling (Hollow Graves #1), by H.D. Carlton (softback, english edition)

🇬🇧 This Book Is In English

She's been drowning her whole life. He intends to finish the job.

My Dreadful Darling by H.D. Carlton
(Hollow Graves Duet, Book 1 of 2)

The new dark romance from the author of Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline - and it's even darker than you're ready for.

Reverie Adams carries the weight of her father's sinister legacy everywhere she goes. She's no stranger to drowning - it's her very first memory, and if her demons have it their way, it will be her last. Even with the blood of a serial killer running through her veins, she attempts a normal life at Hollow Canyon University. But there's a ghost from her past who refuses to let her go, haunting her every waking hour, determined to make her suffer.

Dread Sharpe has only one goal - and it isn't the gold medals he wins as an Olympic swimmer. He wants vengeance against the family who murdered his mother. Determined to make Reverie pay, he does everything in his power to ensure she never finds a moment's peace. But not everything in Reverie's past is as it seems. Together, they may be forced to face the most harrowing of truths: Dread isn't the only ghost who intends to make her suffer.

✨ Best for readers who love: Dark romance · morally black MMC · enemies to lovers · stalker romance · dark academia · serial killer themes · vengeance plots · H.D. Carlton · Haunting Adeline

⚠️ Content Notes:
Dark themes • Stalking • Vengeance • Serial killer legacy • Morally black MMC • Psychological darkness • Cliffhanger ending • Please check the author's website for full content warnings before reading, your mental health matters

⚠️ Probably not for readers looking for: Light romance · redeemable heroes · sweet love stories · standalone HEA · low angst

Why readers can't put it down:

• 🖤 A heroine with a serial killer's blood in her veins - and a past that won't stay buried
• 🔥 A morally black MMC whose obsession with vengeance becomes something far more consuming
• 💀 Psychological darkness layered with secrets neither of them saw coming
• 🏊 An Olympic swimmer who chose revenge over gold - and a drowning girl who might be his undoing
• 📚 608 pages of H.D. Carlton at her most harrowing - Book 1 of a duet

🖤 A Serial Killer's Daughter Trying to Stay Above Water
🖤 A Man Whose Only Goal Is Her Destruction
🖤 Ghosts From the Past That Refuse to Stay Dead
🖤 Vengeance · Secrets · A Truth More Harrowing Than Either Expected
🖤 H.D. Carlton · Darker Than Ever
🖤 18+

At Dark Rose, we believe the most devastating romances are the ones where the line between enemy and obsession dissolves so slowly you don't notice until you're already under. My Dreadful Darling pulls you under from page one.

👤 Recommended Age: 18+

📚 Format & Details

• Format: Softback
• Pages: 608
• Genre: Dark Romance
• Series: Hollow Graves Duet, Book 1 of 2
• Publisher: Zando
• Published: 1 September 2026
• Language: English

"Dread isn't the only ghost who intends to make Reverie suffer."