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In the depths of night, there are always sinister secrets lurking around each corner. The spookiest of these stories, though, usually involve one very specific group of women. In this selection of novels, nuns are the protagonists for plot lines about scandals, secrets and the sinister things that happen behind convent walls. Prayers alone aren’t enough to save their tortured souls.
The Nun by Denis Diderot (Oxford University Press)
When a young girl is forced into a convent, the experiences that lay behind its doors are far worse than she could have ever expected. Her new life is incredibly unnatural, only made worse by mysticism and madness. This spooky novel talks about the dark side of taking holy orders, including spine-chilling scandals.
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Sisters of the Moon by Alexandrea Weis (Vesuvian Books)
Durra cares for the sisters of the order of St. Gertrude by day, and by night she explores their library in search of dark secrets. A shocking discovery leads her to have to choose between joining the convent eternally or confronting the extreme dangers that lay outside of it. This book takes us along as Durra grapples with the horrors that exist both in her head and in the world around her.
Fifty Shades of Black and White: Confessions of a Naughty Nun by Joan Fox (Strategic Book Group, LLC)
When Catherine Connor entered the convent in September 1959 at just eighteen years old, her only expectation was to spend her life serving the Lord. Upon completing her training and receiving her first teaching assignment, her life plan rapidly shifts for the worst. While teaching in Fall River, MA, she falls head over habit in love with a young priest who tests her morals. Will Catherine abandon her commitment to life as a nun to pursue true love? This fascinating novel uncovers the deep-rooted issues that characterize convent life and Catherine’s biggest fears coming to life.
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Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather (Tor)
Our Lady of Impossible Constellations is by no means a traditional convent. This spaceship-like vessel is carrying nuns from the Order of Saint Rita when it develops a mind of its own. Upon receiving a distress call from another colony of nuns on a similar wayward spaceship, the souls of the second ship’s inhabitants are suddenly in the hands of the sisters of the Order of Saint Rita. They find themselves in immense danger with a duo of possessed vehicles working against them.
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A Nun in the Closet by Dorothy Gilman (Fawcett)
Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe are the first to explore a mysterious house left to their abbey. Their previously sheltered lives are cracked wide open as they discover a wounded man living in the house with them, nightly paranormal occurrences and a fortune hidden in the yard. The sisters quickly become embroiled in a series of crimes alongside the ghosts and gangsters residing on their property.
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The Nun by Denis Diderot
When a young girl is forced into a convent, the experiences that lay behind its doors are far worse than she could have ever expected. Her new life is incredibly unnatural, only made worse by mysticism and madness. This spooky novel talks about the dark side of taking holy orders, including spine-chilling scandals.
Sisters of the Moon by Alexandrea Weis
Durra cares for the sisters of the order of St. Gertrude by day, and by night she explores their library in search of dark secrets. A shocking discovery leads her to have to choose between joining the convent eternally or confronting the extreme dangers that lay outside of it. This book takes us along as Durra grapples with the horrors that exist both in her head and in the world around her.
Fifty Shades of Black and White: Confessions of a Naughty Nun by Joan Fox
When Catherine Connor entered the convent in September 1959 at just eighteen years old, her only expectation was to spend her life serving the Lord. Upon completing her training and receiving her first teaching assignment, her life plan rapidly shifts for the worst. While teaching in Fall River, MA, she falls head over habit in love with a young priest who tests her morals. Will Catherine abandon her commitment to life as a nun to pursue true love? This fascinating novel uncovers the deep-rooted issues that characterize convent life and Catherine’s biggest fears coming to life.
Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather
Our Lady of Impossible Constellations is by no means a traditional convent. This spaceship-like vessel is carrying nuns from the Order of Saint Rita when it develops a mind of its own. Upon receiving a distress call from another colony of nuns on a similar wayward spaceship, the souls of the second ship’s inhabitants are suddenly in the hands of the sisters of the Order of Saint Rita. They find themselves in immense danger with a duo of possessed vehicles working against them.
A Nun in the Closet by Dorothy Gilman
Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe are the first to explore a mysterious house left to their abbey. Their previously sheltered lives are cracked wide open as they discover a wounded man living in the house with them, nightly paranormal occurrences and a fortune hidden in the yard. The sisters quickly become embroiled in a series of crimes alongside the ghosts and gangsters residing on their property.
