It takes a monster to stop a monster.
Light the candle.
Stand naked before the symbol.
Offer your blood.
The advocate will come.
When Eloise Harcourt flees her abusive crimeboss husband, the last thing she expects is to lose her family home-the one her dying grandmother still lives in. Desperate, out of options, and running out of time, she performs a forbidden ritual passed down through her best friend's witch lineage.

The spell delivers a dark, breathtaking being formed from pure shadow: Damien-ancient, powerful, and bound by blood to serve whoever summons him.

But Damien is no tame monster. From the moment her blood touches his tongue, a dangerous craving ignites between them-one that threatens to awaken the dormant magic inside Eloise herself. As the bond between them deepens, passion becomes power, and power becomes a weapon strong enough to challenge the man hunting her.

To save her home, her grandmother, and herself, Eloise must decide how far she's willing to go... and whether the monster she summoned might be the only one she can trust.

For fans of Kresley Cole, Laura Thalassa, Nalini Singh, Scarlett St. Clair, and Amelia Hutchins-readers who crave steamy paranormal romance, powerful monster heroes, and highdanger, highheat supernatural stakes.