She bargained with a monster. She found a man.

Seraphine Voss is a hedge-witch with fading gifts and a desperate need. Her only option: strike a bargain with the Lord of Shadows, a cursed fae who hasn't been seen in a century. The price: a year of service in his fortress at the edge of the world.

What she finds there is not the monster the stories promised - but a man slowly losing himself to the darkness laid over him. A man who has been fighting, alone, for a hundred years.

She has one year to break his curse. Or become part of it.

But the more time she spends in the fortress, the more she suspects the real danger isn't the curse. It's the person she's becoming when she's with him.

• Beauty and the Beast vibes with a practical, determined heroine
• A cursed hero who is genuinely worth saving
• Slow-burn romance with depth and tenderness
• Standalone with a full HEA - no cliffhanger

Perfect for fans of: Uprooted, A Heart So Fierce and Broken, Daughter of the Moon Goddess