DARK IVY – Hold Me Close (Vol. 2)

  • English sample translation of Vol. 1 available.
  • The heart-wrenching final part of the Dark Academia duet. 
  • The duology sold more than 150,000 copies
  • Vol. 1 spent 10 weeks on the Spiegel Bestseller List, Vol. 2 entered the list at #5 right after its publication.
  • Topics: Dark Academia, Island Campus, New Hampshire, Library, Coping with Loss, Grief, Spice, Guilt, Irresistible Attraction, Impossible Love, Second Chance, Character Growth

He can't forgive himself. She can't let him go.

After a tragic accident has shaken Woodford Academy, Eden tries to return to normalcy. But nothing is normal for her anymore - nor for William. He struggles with the decisions he made that night his best friend died and falls into a downward spiral of regret and guilt. Eden desperately tries to help him. Sometimes it seems she is his only support, on other days he can barely stand to look at her. She longs for him so much. But how can you continue to live – continue to love – when drowning in guilt? 

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  • Publisher: KYSS
  • Release: 16.07.2024
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00877-1
  • 416 Pages
  • Series: Dark-Academia-Duett
  • Author: Nikola Hotel

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Nikola Hotel

Nikola Hotel has a great weakness for dark characters and suppressed emotions, which is why her heart is especially attached to the New Adult genre. And this is evident in her emotional yet compelling love stories. Since 2020, each of her books has immediately entered the Spiegel bestseller list upon release. In addition, all her novels have special features, whether it's hand lettering in "It was always you" and "It was always love," a flip book and origami folding instructions in "Ever" and "Blue," or blackout poetry in "Dark Ivy." Nikola lives with her family near Bonn and provides a variety of insights into her writing routine on Instagram. To date, her books have been translated into six languages.