A scholar chasing a myth. A monster bound by a curse. A love that will shatter the stone that binds them.

Eleanor Voss is a historian, a woman of facts and footnotes, driven by a shameless desire to prove the existence of a lost manuscript. She seeks the truth behind a scandalous legend of an unholy pact, a quest that leads her to the heart of a forgotten cathedral nestled in the frostbitten English hills. But when a savage, freak blizzard seals the doors, she discovers she is not just a researcher-she is a prisoner. And she is not alone.

She is trapped with the cathedral's guardian. Gideon is a creature of stone and shadow, his body a breathtaking landscape of raw power and ancient sorrow. Cursed centuries ago to protect Eleanor's bloodline, he is a being of primal hunger and unbridled lust. He has waited for her, the one woman destined to break his curse. He is both monster and man, protector and predator, and he makes his intentions clear: he wants all of her.

To claim her freedom and his, Eleanor must surrender to a passion that borders on worship and a desire more powerful than fear. The manuscript holds the key, but it comes with a shocking price: to free him, she must bind herself to him forever, mortal and immortal intertwined.

Will she flee from the thrilling darkness that craves her, or will she embrace the monster who has claimed her heart and soul?