The Fog: A Monster Romance Short

by Adrian Blue

Elizabeth Ashworth arrives in Thornmere seeking nothing more than solitude and silence. What she finds is a cottage on the edge of a dark forest, terrified villagers, and a fog that moves with unnatural purpose. Every night it comes, seeping beneath her door, watching her with silver eyes that gleam in the darkness. The creature offers no safety, no promises, only hunger and the certainty that it will consume her. She should be terrified, but when the creature whispers that she'll never be alone again, Elizabeth knows she's far past saving.

Genres: Novella

45 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 28, 2025

Reviews

[⌞giselle⌝ · Rating 5 out of 5]

bizarre. horrifying. mesmerizing? dare i say… I could read a full-length novel about this entity and Miss Ashworth. monster smut at its scariest. the plot locked me in more than the spice, because there was nothing appealing about it, and yet there was something else underneath. something morbidly fascinating. something haunting that left a lingering feeling in that unsettling space where revulsion and curiosity hold hands.

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

the fog

I love these books from Adrian Blue, a dark HEA. Depends on your opinion I guess. LOL

The women in her books change sometimes and in others the monster stays with them.

As long as they are happy together at the end I will continue reading Adrian Blue books.

[Kayra · Rating 5 out of 5]

crazy good

idk how ab keeps pushing these stories out. so outside of what i normally like, but i am so here for it.

[Ness VDH · Rating 4 out of 5]

An unexpectedly strong start had me thinking there was a real plot coming 🤔 … buuuuuuuut then the smut came and it outnumbered the plot. No complaints 😅, but give it more room and this could’ve been a surprisingly solid story.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moving to a small village far removed from London after the death of her husband (where she can grieve or not grieve, at her discretion), Elizabeth finds something dangerous and cold in the forest outside her cottage. The village folk aren't terribly welcoming and business hasn't even started to pick up, but that fog creeping in from the trees kind of makes up for it.

Mostly because it isn't normal fog. But I guess Elizabeth isn't a normal woman, because it fascinates her. She watches it and it feels like it watches back. And then one night she finds out it is, indeed, watching back. As it turns out, she's okay with that. She's also okay with all the other things it wants to do to her.

A little danger, a village on edge, a monster in the fog, and a lady who is willing to embrace the dark (or the, umm, glowing thing in the dark) when it reaches for her. *thumbs up*

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal

[Damian Beach · Rating 5 out of 5]

A seductive gothic horror where the fog doesn’t just haunt—it claims

This was an eerie, intoxicating read. We follow Elizabeth Ashworth, a newly widowed woman who flees the suffocating pity of London for a quiet, isolated village, only to find that solitude comes with its own warnings. The locals are cold and adamant: stay inside at night, and never, ever acknowledge the fog. But the fog is impossible to ignore. It moves with intention, breathes like a living thing, and slowly draws Elizabeth in. What begins as fascination turns into obsession, and when the fog finally crosses the threshold into her home, everything changes. The villagers warn her again, but it’s too late, the fog wants Elizabeth, and in some dark way, she wants it too. This is a beautifully unsettling gothic tale of loneliness and desire where the true horror lies in being chosen. Dark and haunting, The Fog leaves you craving more

[Arctic_Banshee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story reminds me a little of Adrian Blue’s Wednesday (The Days of the Week Book 3) in which you have a scary barrow-wight (grave spirit) type creature as the mmc.

I would have loved to have this one more fleshed out (ha!) but as with most of ms Blue’s books, she gives us a tantalizing glance through a dark window to watch a monster and a human fmc get together, and then the window closes and we’re left to our own devices.

The only time I really don’t enjoy it is when the mmc doesn’t speak, but it seems like her monsters have been more of the talking variety lately, so that makes me happy.

[The Dragon Den Book Blog · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. This one came with an uncertain dark twist! It's not just an entity with cravings that will visit you know and then given out FMC some Os, but there is seemingly a price!
She's bound forever, and is very happy about it!

[Jane Who Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75/5.00 overall rating (rounded up)
2.00/5.00 spice rating

Tropes/Kinks: fog, mf, oral, restraint

Thoughts:

Finally one that ending in a HEA, in its own way. I wish there was less of an intro and more scenes between the FMC and MMC.

[Liv's Library · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and easy little read which I ate up!!

Adrian Blue writes the most fascinating monster romances/forbidden attraction and The Fog didn't disappoint!

[Kait · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked it, wish there was more.

[freya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ms Blue always writes the best monster romance novellas, and I always eat them up quick. This was no exception, just felt like the story could have been expanded more.

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Weird

This really short, creepy story was just too strange for me. I was not a fan of the fog. This one should be skipped.

[Heather Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

My opinion about fog has….

Changed!! Like who knew the fog could be so deadly and sweet too. Great 1st read for this author! Gonna go consume a few more now.

[gemma.louise.xx.books · Rating 3 out of 5]

This might be the most unhinged one in this series. She has sex with fog. Actual fog. It kinds of solidifies? And freezes her? Changes her? I’m not entirely sure but it hit and that’s all that matters!