Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney

Escaping Mr. Rochester

L.L. McKinney

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 16, 2024

A Historical Fiction pick for readers exploring Escaping Mr.

Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
A gothic young adult romance turns Jane Eyre’s peril into a bond between two women.
Themes
Women protecting one another, Coercion and confinement, Independence and self-determination
Genres
YA Romance - LGBTQ+, Historical YA Romance, Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens

About this book

2025 Rainbow Book List In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel by acclaimed author L. L. McKinney, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save each other from the horrifying machinations of Mr. Rochester in this intrigue-filled, empowering young adult romance. Jane Eyre has no interest in a husband. Eager to make her own way in the world, she accepts the governess position at Thornfield Hall.

Continue reading

Though her new employer, Edward Rochester, has a charming air—not to mention a handsome face—Jane discovers that his smile can sharpen in an instant. Plagued by Edward’s mercurial mood and the strange wails that echo through the corridors, Jane grows suspicious of the secrets hidden within Thornfield Hall—unaware of the true horrors lurking above her very head. On the topmost floor, Bertha Mason is trapped in more ways than one. After her whirlwind marriage to Edward turned into a nightmare, he locked her away as revenge for withholding her inheritance. Now his patience grows thin in the face of Bertha’s resilience and Jane’s persistent questions, and both young women are in more danger than they realize. When their only chance at safety—and perhaps something more—is in each other’s arms, can they find and keep one another safe before Edward’s dark machinations close in around them?

Gothic, Reimagined

A gothic young adult romance turns Jane Eyre’s peril into a bond between two women.

Come here for

  • Classic gothic unease, reframed through two women’s dangerous connection
  • Thornfield secrets and an employer whose charm has an edge

Expect

  • A young adult romance threaded with suspense and resilience
  • Jane and Bertha facing danger together

Where it sits

YA Romance - LGBTQ+70%
Historical YA Romance56%
Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Historical YA - Europe
  • YA Horror
Show all 8 publisher categories
  • YA LGBTQ+
  • Literary YA
  • YA Romance - LGBTQ+
  • Friendship for Teens
Authors
L.L. McKinney
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
January 16, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Women protecting one another · Coercion and confinement · Independence and self-determination
Reading lane
Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens