The Demon's Bargain

Lenora has been robbed. A man she trusted took a family heirloom that matters more to her than anything else she owns, and she has one narrow chance to recover it. During Samhain the Shadow Market opens for three days, and magical folk come to buy, sell and settle old grudges.

She cannot manage the theft alone, so she summons Ramanu, a bargainer demon who has watched her for some time. His price for helping is seven years of her service. Lenora refuses and decides to enter the Market without him.

Ramanu does not accept being turned away. He follows her in and insists on coming along, which leaves the two of them crossing the Market side by side. Its dangers are real, and so are its temptations.

This is a paranormal romance built on a bargain between a human woman and a demon, with a short, fixed timeline of three days that keeps the pressure on. The relationship starts as a transaction and drifts toward something neither of them planned. The Market setting gives the story a dark, seductive atmosphere, with threats close at hand and the heirloom still missing.