First published 2026
Caine Underwood has wanted Margot Walker since that Halloween night when she dressed as Red Riding Hood to his Big Bad Wolf. Every year since, he's designed increasingly elaborate haunted houses, betting he can finally make her run screaming. This year the stakes are higher. Margot is single again, and Caine wants her as his prize if he wins their wager. Margot knows real terror. Six years ago, she exposed her televangelist ex-husband's corruption and barely survived the violent aftermath. Caine's attempts to frighten her only turn her on. But someone else is hunting her now. Anonymous messages arrive demanding she confess and repent for her sins. When Caine realizes a religious fanatic from Margot's past is stalking her, his protective fury becomes deadly. Only one man gets to hunt Margot Walker, and that's him.
Genres: suspense, adult, adult-fiction, thriller, dark-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, intense, protective, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, obsessive-love, protective-hero
336 pages · Paperback · Evermore
Content warnings: abuse, violence