Historical Verticals

Evelyn Ashburn, the unloved second daughter of an earl, discovers on her engagement eve that her sister Celeste and fiancé Cedric have conspired to make her take Celeste's place in a marriage to a controlling creditor lord – all to save the family's debts. Refusing, she is locked in a tower but escapes through an old servant's passage into Blackthorn Forest, where she collapses and is rescued by a white‑haired wizard, Adrian Raine.

Set in foggy Victorian London, Castor Blackthorn escapes a brutal manor massacre with two magical relics after his companions are slain by possessed Alaric.Years later, he hides as an undertaker and comes back to unveil the Pale Church’s wicked plot.He discovers documents were falsified and female Watchers suppressed, and awakens his special power with the help of his allies.Finally, Castor exposes Lady Margaret’s evil scheme, restores the Watchers order and brings justice to defeat the corrupt.