Scarlett Hayes thought she was running from heartbreak.What she didn’t know was that Blackwood Manor—and its enigmatic owner—had been waiting for her.Gabriel Blackwood: ruthless, brooding, and dangerously possessive. He rules his family’s criminal empire with the same icy precision that governs his isolated, snow-covered manor. Nothing escapes his attention, and nothing leaves his grasp.When a December storm traps Scarlett inside the manor, proximity becomes a dangerous game. Every glance lingers. Every touch threatens to ignite something forbidden. Every secret whispered in the candlelit halls carries consequences she isn’t prepared for.Gabriel didn’t invite her by chance. He wants to see whether she will survive… or surrender entirely to him.In a house where winter reveals the truth and loyalty can be deadly, Scarlett will discover that some desires are impossible to resist—and some men are impossible to escape.