Desperate to save her family from poverty and starvation, Bettany Sendris embarks on a fool’s quest through winter’s worst storm to plead with Lord Greymount for more time to pay the taxes they owe. She never expects to find herself stranded at Harrow Hall, his gloomy castle.
Phelan Greymount is everything the local whispers claim — brooding, reclusive, and harboring secrets that seem to lurk in every shadow of his ancestral home. But as Bettany discovers during her unexpected stay, there’s something compelling beneath his dark exterior, something that draws her even as warning bells sound in her mind.
The longer she remains at Harrow Hall, the more Bettany realizes that Lord Greymount’s secrets run deeper than mere eccentricity. Dark mysteries hide within the castle walls, and her growing attraction to Phelan threatens to complicate everything. With her grandmother’s life hanging in the balance and winter tightening its grip, Bettany must decide whom to trust.
In a place where nothing is as it seems and danger wears a handsome face, will Bettany’s mission of mercy lead to salvation…or will the secrets of Harrow Hall claim more than just her heart?
KEYWORDS: Little Red Riding Hood, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, shifter hero, romantasy
A native of Southern California, Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in the sixth grade. Two of her short stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
Christine writes as the mood takes her, and her work includes paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and science fiction/space opera romance. She blames this on being easily distracted by bright, shiny objects, which could also account for the size of her shoe collection. The Land of Enchantment cast its spell on her while she was researching her Djinn Wars series, and she now makes her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.