The Beast of Ravencross: Where Shadows Linger, Love Brings the Light
A fugitive widow. A scarred recluse. A marriage of convenience to defy a ruthless enemy.
Falsely accused and hunted by her late husband's nephew, Lady Vivienne Aldridge flees London with nothing but terror at her back. A brutal storm shatters her escape-her coach wrecks at the gates of Ravencross Hall, where she collapses into the arms of its enigmatic master.
Damien, Lord Ravencross, is a reclusive sculptor, seared by a fire that left scars on his body and ghosts in his home. He offers Vivienne shelter on two conditions: respect his solitude and leave him to his work. Yet the quiet woman who wakes in his house sees what others never do-the restless artist, the patient teacher, the man still capable of fierce, inconvenient hope.
Snowed in and surrounded by whispers, Vivienne finds a forbidden refuge in Damien's studio. Clay and marble become a language of trust; lessons at the chisel turn into late-night confidences; one unguarded, devastatingly tender kiss makes it impossible to pretend they are strangers bound only by gratitude.
Then danger arrives at the door with a legal warrant to drag Vivienne to an asylum and claim her fortune. With the law twisted against her, Damien offers the only shield he has left: his name. A marriage of convenience will keep her safe-for now.
But safety is not the same as a future. To win one, a "beast" must believe he is worthy of love, and a hunted woman must claim the life that is rightfully hers. Together, they'll face the flames of the past-and sculpt a forever no enemy can break.
The Beast of Ravencross is a Gothic-tinged Regency romance with forced proximity, a scarred artist hero, a brave heroine in hiding, and a guaranteed HEA. Expect storms and candlelight, studio lessons and stolen warmth, legal peril, and a marriage that begins as protection and becomes a home.
Heat level: Steamy open-door (sensual, character-driven intimacy); not erotic.
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