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Above Snakes: A Dark Gothic Western Romance
She married the law.
Then she learned what monsters look like in daylight.
Jenny thought she was choosing safety.
A respected federal marshal. A beautiful home. A clean name after a brutal past.
But behind closed doors, her husband isn’t a savior—he’s a punishment.
And when Jenny makes one tiny mistake… James Crawford reminds her what a wife is for.
Obedience. Silence. Submission.
So Jenny does the only thing a woman can do when the law belongs to her
She runs.
Straight into the arms of the one man she was never supposed to want.
Dick Slade is an outlaw gambler with cold eyes, quick hands, and a dangerous kind of devotion. The kind of man who doesn’t preach goodness—he simply does what must be done.
He’ll hide her. He’ll fight for her. He’ll burn the whole world down if it means keeping her free.
But Jenny’s husband isn’t just a powerful man.
He’s worse.
He’s the devil wearing a badge—and he will hunt her to the ends of the earth.
And if he catches her…
She won’t survive him twice.
A Gothic Western Dark Romance where the man you marry is the monster……and the man who saves you might be one too.
Dark. Violent. High-heat. Addictive.
A binge read packed with obsession, captivity, escape, vengeance, and a heroine who finally stops begging and starts fighting.
Tropes & Vibes🔥 Dark Romance / Romantic Suspense
🔥 Gothic Western / Frontier Noir
🔥 Outlaw rescuer hero
🔥 Captor husband villain
🔥 Runaway heroine
🔥 Survival romance
🔥 Touch her and die
🔥 Secrets, lies, and a manhunt
🔥 Revenge + justice fantasy
If you love…possessive men, outlaw lovers, brutal husbands, escape stories, survival heroines, and romance wrapped in danger—
this one will ruin your sleep in the best way.
Then she learned what monsters look like in daylight.
Jenny thought she was choosing safety.
A respected federal marshal. A beautiful home. A clean name after a brutal past.
But behind closed doors, her husband isn’t a savior—he’s a punishment.
And when Jenny makes one tiny mistake… James Crawford reminds her what a wife is for.
Obedience. Silence. Submission.
So Jenny does the only thing a woman can do when the law belongs to her
She runs.
Straight into the arms of the one man she was never supposed to want.
Dick Slade is an outlaw gambler with cold eyes, quick hands, and a dangerous kind of devotion. The kind of man who doesn’t preach goodness—he simply does what must be done.
He’ll hide her. He’ll fight for her. He’ll burn the whole world down if it means keeping her free.
But Jenny’s husband isn’t just a powerful man.
He’s worse.
He’s the devil wearing a badge—and he will hunt her to the ends of the earth.
And if he catches her…
She won’t survive him twice.
A Gothic Western Dark Romance where the man you marry is the monster……and the man who saves you might be one too.
Dark. Violent. High-heat. Addictive.
A binge read packed with obsession, captivity, escape, vengeance, and a heroine who finally stops begging and starts fighting.
Tropes & Vibes🔥 Dark Romance / Romantic Suspense
🔥 Gothic Western / Frontier Noir
🔥 Outlaw rescuer hero
🔥 Captor husband villain
🔥 Runaway heroine
🔥 Survival romance
🔥 Touch her and die
🔥 Secrets, lies, and a manhunt
🔥 Revenge + justice fantasy
If you love…possessive men, outlaw lovers, brutal husbands, escape stories, survival heroines, and romance wrapped in danger—
this one will ruin your sleep in the best way.
373 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 27, 2025
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November 26, 2025
Definitely not a western. I would categorize this more as a suspense novel. I really loved it. There was no fat on this book. It was structurally so clean. I was turning every page. Gritty, gothic, frontier, historical, but it didn't read like historical. It wasn't a typical historical romance. It follows a woman who arrives in a settlement on the frontier expecting to get married. She finds out her fiance has been killed in a robbery. She has to make her way on her own after that. I don't want to spoil anything, enemies to lovers, dark romance elements. Very gritty and realistic. Really loved it.
March 1, 2026
I saw this randomly recommended on Reddit and gave it a shot! I was very surprised with how fast-paced and engaging it was. Excited to read more from this author!
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