Man, Muse, Monster. Haunting and irresistible dark academia horrormance - Naomi Gibson

Every masterpiece demands sacrifice in this devastatingly alluring dark academia horrormance about the torments of creative ambition and family legacies. Perfect for fans of Ava Reid, M.L. Rio and Leigh Bardugo.

Make me your world, Harry Alexander.

For over a century, the Great Alexanders have been celebrated for their musical, literary and artistic talents. Harry Alexander, the last and youngest of the family, will do anything to be counted amongst them.

But Harry is a struggling art student and on the brink of losing his family inheritance and the Alexanders' ancestral home Ashburn Hall. Greatness never felt further out of reach.

Then, he stumbles upon the source of his family's success: a muse. This supernatural being trapped in paint and canvas steps into Harry's life in the form of a handsome young man . . . as dangerous as he is beautiful, as capricious as he is inspiring.

As the artist and the muse grow ever closer, Harry's artistic reputation soars. But muses are made, not born, and Harry's has a dark and bloody origin. And when enemies begin to emerge from the shadows, hungry for fame of their own, Harry will finally have to confront the true cost of greatness . . .

Harry Alexander is a failing art student at a prestigious college who grew up walking past the portraits of his ancestors, the Great Alexanders, whose artistic, musical and literary achievements are celebrated around the world. Unfortunately, Harry''s uncle and sole guardian has always been determined to keep Harry away from the limelight. When his uncle suddenly dies, Harry learns he''s been cut from the family inheritance. His dream of joining his forebears on the portrait wall appears to be lost for ever.

But then Harry receives the key to a mysterious storage unit containing the secret to his family''s fortune and success, wrapped in a beautiful smile: a muse.

The muse, a supernatural being trapped in oil and canvas, steps into Harry''s life in the form of a handsome young man. For decades, his tutelage has caused the Great Alexanders'' success. Now, he longs for freedom. Harry quickly discovers the muse is as dangerous as he is beautiful, as capricious as he is inspiring. But the closer the pair grow, the more Harry learns that muses are made, not born, and his has a dark and bloody origin.

What''s more, he isn''t the only one who knows of the muse''s existence. Enemies lengthen the shadows as Harry''s light grows brighter, hungry for greatness of their own...