Archivist Maeve Ash comes to the ivy-choked ruins of Saint Aradia Abbey to catalog what history left behind—only to find four dangerous men already hunting the truth. A relic thief with a silver tongue, a defrocked exorcist with lantern-bright eyes, a penitent hitman who knows the cost of gentleness, and a hacker who can turn secrets into receipts. They want the same thing Maeve does: to give the dead their names back and drag a holy-smiled crime syndicate into the light.
Under storm clouds and candle jars, desire strikes like flint—on Maeve’s terms. No lies. No shadows. Her consent rules. Together they unmask an order that weds women to darkness, follow the money through “memorial endowments,” and turn a ruined abbey into a living sanctuary. Haunting atmosphere, knife-edge stakes, and a reverse-harem romance that moves from slow burn to searing loyalty—this is a story of devotion, found family, and love that refuses to hide.
Categories: Gothic Romance; Reverse Harem; Mafia Romance; Romantic Suspense; Psychological Thriller.
This book contains explicit scenes, violence, and morally grey characters. Reader discretion is advised.