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Beecham's Infirmary for the Affluent Afflicted

My Darling Malady, Book 1

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Beecham's Infirmary for the Affluent Afflicted

By: Briar Somerset
Narrated by: Christopher Tester, Krys Janae
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A Victorian Gothic Paranormal Romance Novella by Briar Somerset.

In a town where health is currency and longing is lure, a reluctant investigator and seamstress must uncover whether hunger will anchor a man already slipping into the dark.

Behind the decrepit doors of an infirmary said to offer miraculous cures to London's ailing elite, people are vanishing. Private Investigator and estranged heir to French aristocracy Jacques Valmont is summoned across the channel to sleuth, despite the lingering sickness of his own—one of grief that stirs in his blood and shadows his mind.

Amidst the fog and fever, he finds an unlikely ally in Annie, the quick-witted seamstress working next door to Beecham's Infirmary, whose presence seems to quiet the storm inside him. When she suggests the only way to breach the infirmary's guarded walls is becoming a patient himself, Annie's grandmother warns them both of curses that fester with longing. Unnatural aches that transform a person entirely, if not quelled.

As Jacques nears the truth, desire and dread twist together. Annie may be the last tether holding him to his humanity—or the final thread that unravels it.

©2025 Briar Somerset (P)2025 Briar Somerset
Gothic Horror Multicultural Mystery Private Investigators Detective
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I loved the book and I love the audio. The narrators Christopher Tester and Krys Janae did an amazing job of bringing the book to life even more. Each character was different, lots of different accents, some parts are immersive. It’s a great opening to the series, with mystery and yearning. I’m looking forward to the next book.

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