Lothaire

Lothaire is the most ruthless vampire in the Lore, and revenge is all that drives him. Years of bloodlust and torture have pushed him close to madness. He plots to take the Horde's crown, and the key to that plan is a mortal named Elizabeth Peirce.

Ellie Peirce grew up in desperate poverty and wanted a better life. Instead she is convicted of murder, and an immortal takes her from death row. He is no rescuer. Lothaire intends to hand her soul over in exchange for power, and he gives himself one month to do it.

The month does not go as he expects. Ellie calms his tormented mind and stirs feelings he believed were beyond him, and he lavishes her with wealth and sexual pleasure while she is his captive. To protect her soul, Ellie gives him her body and tries to keep her heart out of reach. Lothaire finds that she tempts him beyond reason, as only his fated mate could.

This is a paranormal romance with an open-door heat level, built on a captor and prisoner dynamic and a ticking clock. As the weeks run out, Lothaire must choose between a blood vendetta that is thousands of years old and the woman he holds. The tone is dark and intense, with violence and a menacing hero at the centre.