Brides in the Dark

Name: Brides in the Dark
ISBN: 978-1967911110

by Jacob Steven Mohr

Publisher

Quill & Crow Publishing House

Publication

Jan 23, 2026

Format

EBook

Illustrated

Price

$6.99

ISBN

978-1967911110

ASIN

B0FNX6X5SP

Age

Adult 18+

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

In Wicke, menfolk hunt their wives in the dim forests. On the Burning Coast, they snatch them from the sea. But in Patrick's mountain village of Blackfrye, lonely boys lure their brides down from the night sky itself. And these, everybody knows—these make the happiest marriages of them all. But when the young shepherd scales the mountain to win a wife of his own, he gets almost more than he can handle with Stella. She's got bats' wings, for one—and a tongue far sharper than her yellow fangs. And in exchange for her hand in wedlock, she wants something from Patrick in return...something that, once given, might turn his humble home upside-down forever. Can Patrick and his feral bride-on-the-wing find happiness in the world of men? Or will a silent horror rotting under Blackfrye consume them both?

Author(s)

Jacob Steven Mohr

Jacob Steven Mohr does not believe in human consciousness; his works emerge as though from the ether, fully formed and fully ominous. Selections of these can be observed in various magazines and his short story collection, Bury Me Cold & More Last Words. He exists in Columbus, Ohio. Follow him everywhere @jacobstevenmohr.