Nightshade by Autumn Woods (Paperback)

Ophelia Winters arrives at Sorrowsong University with a clear purpose. A prestigious scholarship offers her the chance to uncover the truth behind her parents’ deaths and prove the responsibility of Cain Green, a powerful American aviation tycoon. Her plan is simple. Focus on her studies. Stay unnoticed. Leave with answers.

That plan collapses on her first day. A near-fatal encounter introduces her to Alex Corbeau-Green, Cain’s eldest son. To Ophelia, Alex represents everything she despises. Privilege. Power. A carefully polished image hiding something dangerous underneath. She wants nothing to do with him.

Life at Sorrowsong grows darker. Anonymous threats follow her across campus. Strange incidents make it clear she is being watched. Isolation has always kept Ophelia safe, yet the university feels designed to strip that protection away. Trust becomes a liability she cannot afford.

Forced into close contact through academic work and an escalating investigation, Alex becomes impossible to avoid. The version of him Ophelia comes to know does not match the monster she expected. Beneath his guarded exterior lies loyalty, restraint, and a quiet kindness that complicates everything she believes.

As danger closes in and a malicious presence tightens its grip, Ophelia’s need for revenge begins to fracture. Loving Alex means facing the cost of truth. Exposing his father could destroy more than one life, including her own sense of justice.

Nightshade is a dark academic romance about obsession, identity, and the space between vengeance and forgiveness.