Cradle of Darkness

I am the devil, and I am in love. Possessing the power to keep Pearl from the light, I shall keep my treasure to myself for all eternity. Locked in the Catacombs where only I may see and touch her, where no other will know my queen exists, she suffers beautifully-each dusk waking with no memory of the night before. No recollection of the passions we have shared or the torments I have visited upon her. No idea how I intend to ravish the very blood from her veins until she calls out my name in bliss. CATACOMBS is a tale of pure horror. And though there is only darkness in these pages, Pearl's HEA can be embraced in THE RELIC.

My love for her is forbidden. When the princess was placed in my care, the devil ordered that I never show his daughter mercy, affection, or a gentle hand. To keep her safe from the denizens of our dark king's Cathedral, Jade's life as my ward has been pitiless. She despises me. Yet I am utterly, irrevocably in love. Infamous for my coldness, unquestioned in my fealty, the devil forgets that there are older, more terrible monsters in the dark-and I have sold my soul to the most ancient of evil so that Jade might one day be mine. CATHERDRAL is a standalone novel in the Cradle of Darkness series culminating in an HEA. The horror prequel, Catacombs, will enrich the experience of this book but is not necessary.