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She can make him worse…

Nathan Montague Porter has an unhealthy obsession with expensive old books and a rich aunt and fiancée, both found dead under not-at-all suspicious circumstances. When his experiments in magic and SCIENCE reach something not of this world, he also catches the attention of Sir Jack Sauvant, who invites Nathan down to his country house to attempt some grisly magical experiments. 

Little does our terrible protagonist know that it is one of Sir Jack’s maids, Deirdre Wend (Miss, thank you very much), who actually holds the key to forbidden knowledge – but she won’t give it up unless he takes her to the pictures first. 

Standalone body horror novelette for anyone who has ever wished 1930s dramas had more weird tentacle breasts in them.

PRAISE FOR A RELUCTANT HUSBAND
“A collector of rare books is approached by a wealthy man interested in the arcane, and the wealthy man invites the collector back to his estate. A rare story where the narrative takes a sharp U-turn in the middle and changes from “Should I trust my employer?” to a tale of the macabre. I enjoyed the Lovecraftian tone, channeling said author closely. That’s praise, as this offering seems like a lost gem included in a Weird Tale magazine of yesteryear.” – Jim Doran, Tales of Fascination

“A fun read! Dark but not dour. It promises the weird and delivers in full.
I’m not familiar with the Pagham universe, but sign me up for occult research, a house seemingly rife with wrongness, a patron with suspicious motives, and plans within plans.
I dislike invoking Lovecraft, but Rosens is able to capture only the best features of his stories. A compelling focal character delving into what humanity was never meant to know, their slow descent and all the horrors that accompany it.
If any of that sounds up your alley, you owe it to yourself to check this out! It’s a quick read that you’ll savor a long time after.” – 5* GoodReads Review

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