The Serpent's Deal
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MatureOngoing30m
Last published Thu, Aug 21, 2025
A Gothic Lesbian Romance
Inspired from "The Devil is a Gentlemen" by Merci Raines
Genre: Southern Gothic / Dark Fantasy / Paranormal Romance
18+
In the scorching heat of a small, quiet Southern town, Carmen returns home to bury her beloved and well-known mother-a zealot woman who had died whispering the same name repeatedly: Lucille.
When Carmen begins to learn the truth behind her family's history, she is met with a disturbing discovery: a deal was struck many generations ago-made not with a man-with a woman of a charismatic smile and smooth voice.
A woman who roams the earth in velvet shadows and laced gloves.
And now, she's out-and hunting for Carmen.
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