A Soul to Touch

Mayumi, dismissed from the Demonslayer guild, lives alone in a forest where she baits and hunts demons. One night the creature drawn to her trap turns out to be Faunus, a skull-faced, cat-like Duskwalker who once saved her life.

Since the Demon King cracked his skull, Faunus has been fading. He knows he will never become her bride and that his time is running out, yet he comes back to protect the only human he has ever cared for. As the two grow closer and the attraction becomes mutual, he has to face how they can be together when nothing may be able to save him.

A Soul to Touch is the third book in Opal Reyne's Duskwalker Brides monster romance series. Each book follows a new couple, though the author recommends reading in order. Expect a dark, demon-haunted setting, explicit spicy scenes, and a love story shadowed by grief and a character's serious illness.