TANGLED AT THE ROOT

SERIES

Standalone

PAGE COUNT

244

GENRE

Gothic Romance / Erotic Horror

PUBLISHER

Viano Oniomoh After Dark

WORD COUNT

66,106

PUBLISH DATE

May 19th, 2026

PAIRING(S)

Rosemary & Genevieve

BOOK

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Fat Black Cisgender Bisexual FMC, Black Cisgender Bisexual FMC, Femme x Stud, All Black Cast
FF paranormal romance, erotic horror, gothic horror romance, high heat, mutual pining, fluff, low angst, knotting, sapphic yearning
Animal death; animal abuse; mentions, references, and descriptions of child physical and emotional abuse; mentions, discussions, and depictions of murder, including the murder of a child; mentions, discussions, and references to kidnapping and imprisonment (of a side character, as a past event); PTSD; blood drinking; violence; gore; cannibalism (kinda); and explicit sex scenes, which include (but are not limited to) primal play, blood play, monster sex, dubious consent, and/or consensual non-consent.
Cover design and illustration by Viano Oniomoh.

SYNOPSIS

Instead of a home in need of cleansing, Rosemary finds a closed-off ex-best friend insisting she hadn’t called her and demanding she leave.

The last thing Genevieve wants is her ex-best friend poking her nose where it doesn’t belong and making Genevieve hunger for things she can't let herself want.

Then something in the old house traps them inside. Danger and proximity lead to buried, unaddressed feelings resurfacing, along with the reveal of a few shocking secrets.

What happens when your ex-best friend has the overwhelming urge to kill you?

Worse, what happens when you want to let her?