In 'Tripping Arcadia' by Kit Mayquist, Lena, a medical school dropout, grapples with her family's financial crisis by accepting a dubious position with the mysterious Verdeau family of Boston. Amidst the splendor of their world, she serves as an assistant by day to the ailing heir, Jonathan, and navigates the dark underbelly of opulent parties by night. Seduced by wealth and haunted by secrets, Lena discovers a personal betrayal at the hands of the Verdeau patriarch. Her discovery fuels a vengeful journey, saturated with poison and peril, as she examines the cost of retribution and the intoxicating allure of affluence. This modern gothic tale is a reflection on power, legacy, and the extremes to which one might go to right the wrongs of the past.