Part of Love at Stake, book 10
First published 2011
Connor Buchanan has survived 499 years as a vampire by keeping his heart locked away. He watches his friends fall victim to love's foolishness while he remains untouched by such weakness. Love brings only pain, and Connor refuses to repeat past mistakes. Then Marielle arrives in his world. Heaven cast her out for defying orders, trapping her in human form as punishment. She needs protection, and Connor becomes her unlikely guardian. Marielle believes she can mend his damaged soul and earn her return to paradise. But living among mortals awakens new sensations within her. She finds herself drawn to this brooding Scottish immortal in ways that confuse and frighten her. Physical desire stirs where only duty once existed. Connor's cold resolve begins to crack under her influence. Marielle must choose between her celestial home and these earthly feelings. Connor faces his greatest fear as his walls crumble. Their connection threatens everything both have believed about themselves and their destinies.
Genres: romance, fantasy, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
230 pages · ebook · HarperCollins e-books