Valentine Bayne is the most praised novelist in Victorian London. His installments about a gentleman-devil are all the rage. But as fame and wealth take over Valentine’s life, he sinks deeper into darkness. As he makes his way to Gracewyck Hall for the reading of his father’s will, his intentions are grim—to write the last installment and end it all. Including his own life.
Meeting Angela Wright changes all that. She is intelligent as she is beautiful. Nothing short of an angel. Valentine has found his muse! As he gets to know her, his feelings spin out of control. He wants another touch. Another kiss. Another taste… His desires spill onto the paper, creating the most daring novel yet. Valentine’s books might have brought him blinding success. But they also nurtured monsters. And one of them follows Valentine all the way to Gracewyck. The madman bears a grudge. He wants revenge. And he wants to take the most precious thing Valentine has—his muse…