Cirque Menagerie, by K.J. Akers

Everyone has skeletons in the closet, but few have those that claw at the lid.

After the sudden death of her parents, Cassandra DeVale stumbles into a web of secrets that drags her far beyond London’s polished drawing rooms and into the shadows of a sinister circus. There, the velvet curtains conceal horrors stitched together with wire and willpower, and the Ringmaster’s grasp is as merciless as it is unseen.

Entangled with grieving nobles, estranged family, and a sister who cannot let go of the past, Cassandra must decide who to trust as she navigates a world where love can be twisted into chains and betrayal is inevitable.

In the Cirque Menagerie, every mask hides a monster—and some boxes, once opened, can never be closed.