She moaned low and breathy, like something just beneath a prayer. The sound didn't seem coy. It felt possessed. Jacob stumbled back behind a tree, his pulse hammering in his throat. His lips ajar. He didn't even remember breathing. The crucifix beneath his shirt felt like ice against his chest. He gripped it anyway. The metal biting into his palm. He told himself he hadn't seen what he saw. ************* In Little Harmonie, purity is worshiped, sin is hunted, and witches burn. Father Jacob should condemn Delilah. Instead, he craves her. Her beauty tempts him, her power unsettles him, and her darkness feels too much like his own. But the deeper he falls, the uglier the truth bleeds out: the town is rotten, the sermons are lies, and the real monsters don’t just lurk in the woods… they wear holy robes. In a place that calls itself pure, obsession is holy, and love is the most dangerous curse of all.

What starts as a one-time encounter turns something twisted, controlling and unstoppable.Julia Hayes, a gorgeous, confident and resilient sex worker thought she had power over men...that's until she met Billy Lancaster, a young and quiet boy who falls deeply for her. But when fantasy turns to fixation, and affection turns into violence, Julia finds herself trapped in a nightmare no lipstick can cover.Because this isn't love.This is Puppy Love.And puppies, when rabid, bite like a bitch.