The Headmaster by Tiffany Reisz Summary
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In Tiffany Reisz's RITA Award-nominated gothic romance, a haunting boarding school hides dark secrets between its walls. What forbidden desires await when a young teacher meets the enigmatic headmaster? Atmospheric, sensual, and psychologically charged - "The Headmaster" delivers academia's most deliciously taboo relationship.
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The Fateful Detour and Enigmatic Edwin Yorke
Exhaustion weighs heavily on Gwen as she pulls into a retro diner in Andover, North Carolina. The journey from Savannah to Chicago wasn't supposed to include this stop, but then again, life rarely follows our carefully constructed plans. The checkered floors and vinyl booths offer momentary comfort as she contemplates her next move - unemployed, heartbroken, and adrift. A newspaper catches her eye - William Marshal Academy needs a teacher. Something about this coincidence feels meaningful, almost like destiny calling. Despite her Chicago plans, curiosity pulls her toward the imposing gothic school. Before she can reconsider this impulsive detour, fate intervenes dramatically when a deer darts across the road. The collision is sudden and violent. In that moment of impact, everything changes. The carefully planned Chicago future dissolves as the William Marshal Academy begins to exert its mysterious pull. Edwin Yorke defies expectations. As headmaster of William Marshal Academy, he carries himself with aristocratic aloofness that both irritates and intrigues Gwen. Their first interactions crackle with unspoken tension - his cool demeanor barely masking genuine interest. His British accent and formal mannerisms seem almost anachronistic, as though he belongs to another time entirely. The academy mirrors its master - gothic, moody, filled with secrets. Stone corridors echo with whispers, stained glass casts colored shadows across polished wooden floors. Everything feels suspended in time, preserved like an insect in amber. Despite Yorke's initial standoffishness, students regard him with respect bordering on reverence. When he extends protection and a teaching position, Gwen accepts despite misgivings about his cryptic warning: "Don't get too comfortable." Their conversations carry electric undercurrents, each word carefully chosen, each glance meaningful. "The academy has its own rhythm," he tells her. "Its own heartbeat. You'll either fall in step or find yourself perpetually out of sync."
Finding Home in a School Frozen in Time
Mysterious Apparitions and Hidden Truths
Passion Ignites Behind Closed Doors
Unraveling the Academy's Mysteries
The Final Revelation and Choice
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