Perfect for readers of The Cruel Prince, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and The Stolen Child—a Victorian fantasy of faery courts, stolen children, and the human mother who defies two queens.
When Elizabeth’s baby is stolen by the fae, she crosses into a world of twilight courts and ruthless immortals to get her back.
Caught between Maeve, the wild Unseelie queen, and Oonagh, the cold Seelie sovereign, Elizabeth becomes a pawn—until a hardened fae warrior realizes she carries the legacy of the woman he once loved and lost.
In a Victorian world where faeries walk unseen and madness is easier to believe than magic, one mother’s determination may reshape both realms.
London, 1862—where fog smothers the streets and the dead refuse to be silent.
Thaddeus Priest, a disgraced spiritualist, is summoned by restless ghosts demanding justice for a brutal murder. As corruption shields the powerful and danger stalks the living, Thaddeus must listen to the voices beyond the veil—or be destroyed by the secrets they reveal.
A Victorian Gothic mystery of spirits, shadows, and truths that will not stay buried.
Some things are locked away for a reason.
A bride waits beneath a blackwater bridge. A village guards the secret of its miraculous relics. A shadow, borrowed in desperation, proves difficult to return. And along a lonely lane, a lantern appears where no traveller should be.
In Tales from the Locked Cabinet: Volume I, Robin Trent gathers Gothic tales of haunted places, dangerous bargains, and ordinary people drawn into extraordinary darkness. Grief opens doors that ought to remain closed. Kindness carries an unexpected price. Familiar objects—a button, a mourning pin, a page from a ledger—become the remnants of encounters their owners could never forget.
This collection brings together stories from the Dark Muse Press storytelling series alongside exclusive tales appearing here for the first time. Steeped in folklore and rich with atmosphere, these stories explore longing, cruelty, devotion, and the terrible consequences of getting what we think we want.
Draw your chair closer to the fire. Turn the key.
The cabinet has been waiting.
Robin Trent is a novelist of Victorian fantasy and gothic mystery, weaving atmospheric tales where shadows whisper and magic lingers at the edges of the known world. With a passion for historical detail and a flair for the uncanny, Robin creates stories filled with richly drawn characters, intricate plots, and haunting emotional depth. When not crafting darkly enchanting fiction, Robin can be found exploring folklore, studying antique ephemera, or dreaming up new worlds where beauty and darkness intertwine.