Nightfall by Penelope Douglas (Paperback)

Blackchurch is a secluded mansion hidden from the outside world, a place where powerful families send their sons when their behaviour becomes too difficult to control. Behind its walls, the rules are different. The young men sent there are meant to reflect on their actions and stay out of trouble, far away from public attention.

Will Grayson has never been interested in following rules. Reckless and unpredictable, he has always lived by his own code, refusing to be controlled by anyone around him. When he was younger, his relationship with Emory Scott was complicated. There were moments of tension between them, but also times when he protected her fiercely.

Now the past has caught up with them both.

Will believes Emory is responsible for the events that changed everything: Devil’s Night, the videos, and the arrests that followed. The consequences of those actions have shaped the lives of everyone involved, leaving behind anger, blame, and unfinished conflict.

When Emory arrives at Blackchurch, the carefully controlled environment of the mansion begins to shift. With security stepping away and supervision loosening, Will suddenly finds himself free to move through the vast house and its grounds once again.

But Blackchurch is not empty. The mansion holds more than one dangerous presence, and Will is only one of the men living within its walls. As old rivalries and long-standing tensions begin to surface, the fragile balance inside Blackchurch starts to break down.

For Emory, entering the mansion means confronting the past she cannot escape and the people who still hold her responsible for everything that happened.