I fell through a cursed mirror and landed in a dark fairytale… where the Mad Hatter isn’t just real—he’s mine to survive.

Half vampire, half witch, I’ve always lived between the lines of worlds that never wanted me. But when a hidden mirror inside New Orleans’ Nightshade Crypt drags me into the Elder Dimension, I find a Wonderland twisted by time, ruled by a bloodthirsty queen—and haunted by the one man she’ll do anything to destroy.

Darius Acosta.
The Mad Hatter.
A vanished Golden Demon with wildfire eyes, a sin-soaked smile, and a mind unraveling by the second.

He doesn’t trust me.
I shouldn’t want him.

But fate has other plans—and in this world, he’d kill before letting anyone else lay a finger on me.

The Mirror of Blood and Madness is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy with a dangerously broken hero, a heroine born of forbidden magic, a touch-her-and-die bond, and a wicked twist on Alice in Wonderland.

This is the second standalone in the Dark Ever After Fairytales series—where classic tales are reborn in blood, magic, and dangerously dark romance.

Tropes:

* Touch her and Die
* Broken Hero
* Enemies to Lovers
* Morally Gray Hero
* Forced Proximity
* Slow Burn

Published
February 5, 2026
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