Set in 1801. As Christina and her fiancée are on their way to the harbor to return to England (from Transylvania) what happens when the their carriage breaks due to the terrible storm their in? They are in the middle of nowhere and the only place there is for shelter is an old castle not far ahead. Will they stay there and if they do will the oddly familiar Count lure Christina in?

NEWLY UPDATED AND REVISED. In present day America, Lily Langly finds her new handsome neighbor to be quite familiar. In Victorian London, Mina Murray finds the new tenant of Carfax Manor to be both mysterious and alluring. Lives and history get twisted together in a retelling of the gothic classic.

When you decide to die, you give up the hope to change. When you are curious, you could get into trouble. "...but I wanted to give you a second chance...you needed it.” And she gave him one, in spite of knowing what horrors he had done. Movie/book-based

Darkness is merely the absence of light. On a dark and stormy night of the soul for Carlo Ventresca, the camerlengo comes face to face with his fears.

Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca is a young priest in his early 20's when he meets Jenna, a nun. His mentor, the Pope, watches this 'friendship' with concern. . . Alternative Story.