Seasonal Obsessions

My name is not the only thing on Nicklas Knight's naughty list—so is my body. He's the most possessive man I've ever met—cold and calculating. When he needs an heir, he offers me a contract that ensures my sister is taken care of for a long time. In return, he buys the right to breed me. This December, I belong to him—and trust me, he's no jolly old Saint Nick. His jealousy is a living, breathing thing, and he won't tolerate anyone else even glancing in my direction.

My life unravels when my abusive husband hires the notorious Hunter to kill me. To complete the job, he needs me at Holloway University. That's where I meet Valentine Grant. Dangerous, brilliant, and ruthlessly charming. He revels in mind games—and I'm both his subject and his prey. To him, I'm just a pet. But it doesn't take long for me to see the truth behind his façade. To see him for what he really is—who he truly is. Our relationship is twisted, all-consuming, and utterly doomed. In a world like ours, love can't survive. I can't survive.

I never said "I do" at the altar. But at the Black Wedding, no one cares about consent. Jack Knight blames me for his sister's death, and he's had seven months to plan exactly how to trap me on his stage. If I hadn't opened my door to a masked stranger at midnight and let him lead me down a deliciously dark path, maybe I could have escaped. Now, I'm inside Sanctuary of Shadows, the gothic, month-long carnival of horrors and deception, where every rule is his and every choice is an illusion. His first trick: making me his wife for October.