Encounters in the Archive

For twenty-nine years, archivist Nora has found more comfort in the silent company of books than in the messy world of people. Her sanctuary is the ancient, labyrinthine heart of St. Aldric's Cathedral, where the only one who watches her is Valthor-the gargoyle perched in the shadows. He is her secret, her confidant, her impossible dream. But tonight, the stone cracks. Valthor is no longer a statue, but a savage, breathtaking creature of living obsidian and raw power.
He is an ancient guardian awakened, and the price of his new life is a dark desire that has been simmering for centuries-for her. He offers her a world of forbidden pleasure, a lesson in sensual surrender that will test the very limits of her soul. To be with him is to be seen, to be wanted, to be claimed in a way she has only read about in the most scandalous texts. To accept his hypnotic touch is to agree to a binding that promises an eternity of passion and ecstasy, but it comes at a cost.
She must make a choice: return to her safe, lonely world of dust and parchment, or surrender her humanity to become the eternal mate of a monster. Nora thought she was preserving the past, but now she must decide if she is brave enough to become a part of a legend.