They call him The Velvet King, a man who moves through the glittering corridors of London’s elite with quiet dominance and a darkness no one dares to touch. Adrian Vale is a billionaire known for his empire of luxury hotels, his ruthless control, and the velvet-smooth voice that can command a room without ever raising it. To the world, he is power wrapped in elegance. To those who cross him, he is the shadow you never escape. And to Lila Monroe, he’s supposed to be just a job. After a devastating scandal ends her journalism career, Lila takes a position as Adrian’s personal communications manager—her last chance to rebuild her name. But from the moment she steps into his glass-walled office, she feels the weight of his gaze… and the unspoken warning behind it. He’s dangerous. Cold. Untouchable. Yet there’s something in his eyes, something that flickers like a secret begging to be known. As days stretch into nights and professional lines blur, Lila finds herself entangled in a world of private jets, whispered threats, and desire that feels like it could burn them both. Adrian protects his past like a fortress, but the more Lila uncovers, the more she realizes that the man behind the billionaire mask isn’t heartless… he’s haunted. By love. By loss. By something, or someone—he can’t let go. And when a hidden enemy emerges, threatening to expose the truth Adrian has buried, Lila must decide whether to walk away before he destroys her… or step deeper into his shadow and risk everything, even her heart. Because beneath the velvet charm and the ruthless control lies a man desperate to be saved—by the only woman brave enough to face his darkness.

When 17-year-old Elias Grayson moves to the secluded town of Hollow Ridge after a family tragedy, he hopes to escape the nightmares that haunt him. But something ancient stirs in the shadows—something inside him. As bodies turn up and moonlight awakens something feral in his blood, Elias discovers a curse tied to his name. With the help of Lena Whitlock—a fiery, secretive local girl with a connection to Hollow Ridge’s darkest truths—Elias must uncover the meaning of the Moonbound prophecy. But some would rather see him dead than changed. And time is running out before the blood moon rises again.