He lives in the walls. He watches me sleep. And he says I'm the only thing keeping him alive.
I came to Blackwood Manor to claim an inheritance. I thought I was getting a dusty old estate and a quick payout. instead, I walked into a frozen tomb.
A blizzard has buried the road. My car is dead. The phone lines are cut. And I am realizing, with terrified clarity, that the legends about this house are wrong. The ghost of Blackwood isn't a spirit.
He is a man of flesh, blood, and violence.
Wesley Howe is a monster. Scarred, masked, and living in the secret tunnels behind my bedroom wall, he has been watching me for months. He knows my secrets. He knows my fears. And now that I'm trapped in the snow with him, he's decided he's done hiding.
He claims he's protecting me. He says the friendly local Sheriff is the real devil, and that if I step outside, I die.
But safety with Wesley comes at a price. He doesn't just want to save me. He wants to keep me. He demands my obedience, my trust, and my body to keep us both warm.
I have to make a choice: Freeze to death in the storm, take my chances with a killer cop, or surrender to the beast who waits in the dark.
I thought I was the owner of this house. I was wrong. I'm just the pet he finally decided to let inside.
TRAPPED WITH THE MONSTER is a high-heat, standalone dark romance with thriller elements. It features a scarred, obsessive anti-hero, a resilient heroine, and a love story forged in violence and snow.
Tropes & Themes:

• Scarred / Masked Hero (Phantom of the Opera vibes)
• Snowbound / Forced Proximity (There is no escape)
• Stalker / "He Falls First" (He's been watching her)
• Gothic Setting (Secret passages & hidden rooms)
• "Touch Her and Die" (Extreme protectiveness)
• Morally Grey Anti-Hero (He does bad things for her)
• Caretaking / "Who Did This To You?"
• Primal Play / Breeding Kink Undertones
• High Stakes Suspense

Warning: This book contains graphic violence, explicit sexual content, and themes of stalking and obsession. It is intended for mature audiences only.