First published 2014
Torin hosts the demon of Disease inside his immortal body. Every person he touches falls sick and dies. He has lived for centuries without physical contact, his iron will keeping him from giving in to desire. Then Keeleycael breaks free from her prison. She calls herself the Red Queen, and her beauty masks deep wounds from her captivity. The attraction between them burns fierce and immediate. Torin knows his touch could kill her, but Keeleycael draws him like no woman ever has. His control begins to crack under the weight of wanting her. She needs his protection as enemies hunt her down. He needs to keep his distance to keep her alive. The battle between his desire and his deadly curse becomes the hardest fight of his existence. For the first time, this Lord of the Underworld faces something that might defeat him.
Genres: romance, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
496 pages · Kindle Edition · HQN Books
Content warnings: death, violence