The Rules of Rose Manor

A dark gothic thriller about motherhood, class, deception, and the courage to escape a throne built on fear.

At Rose Manor, servants are expected to bow, obey, and disappear. But when Sera’s six-year-old daughter, Eve, wanders into the banquet hall, the merciless Lady Vilora has the child locked away as punishment. By nightfall, Sera discovers the manor’s true horror: after dark, its noble guests become monsters—and Eve has been chosen as the main course.

With midnight approaching, Sera has only one chance to save her daughter. She steals the identity of a dead aristocratic guest and enters the night banquet disguised as “Miss Alina,” forcing herself to smile, drink, lie, and survive among creatures who can smell the living. Every insult becomes a weapon. Every rule becomes a trap. Every step toward the kitchen brings her closer to exposure.

But Rose Manor’s greatest secret is not the monsters at the table. It is the rule Lady Vilora has hidden from them all: whoever kills the current mistress may inherit the estate.

As the banquet turns against its queen, Sera must choose what freedom truly means. Will she claim the black rose signet and become the next mistress of Rose Manor—or walk away from power, blood, and the nightmare that tried to consume her child?