She came to Thornwood Manor seeking refuge. She stayed to bind herself to a ghost forever.

When disgraced governess Charlotte Ashford arrives at the cursed Thornwood Manor, she expects isolation and hardship. What she doesn’t expect is to fall in love with Lord Nathaniel Blackwood—a man who’s been dead for five years.

Murdered by his treacherous cousin and trapped between worlds, Nathaniel is a ghost consumed by rage and the need for justice. But Charlotte sees beyond his fury to the passionate, honorable man beneath. As they work together to expose his killer, the attraction between them ignites into an all-consuming obsession neither can resist.

But justice comes at a price.

When Nathaniel’s murderer is caught, the curse binding him to earth begins to break. Desperate to keep him, Charlotte discovers an ancient ritual that can anchor a ghost to the living world—through blood magic, soul bonding, and the most primal of physical connections.

The ritual will bind them together for eternity. She’ll give him her life force, and he’ll claim her body in ways no mortal man ever could. When the magic takes hold, Nathaniel’s spectral form manifests a primal knot—locking them together in an hours-long mating bond that merges their souls completely.

What readers will devour:

A governess falling for a tortured ghost lordParanormal romance with scorching spiceMurder mystery in Victorian EnglandPrimal knotting mechanics and supernatural claimingSoul-bonding that creates permanent psychic connectionFated mates who defy death itselfHEA endingFor fans of paranormal romance, omegaverse dynamics, and heroines who’ll risk everything for the men they love. This is a complete standalone novel with explicit intimate scenes, dark themes, and a guaranteed happily ever after.