From USA Today bestselling author Sophie Lark comes a brand new romantic thriller series in the
Gothic secretive beach town of Grimstone. In a desperate bid to get out of town
twenty-seven-year-old virgin and bookstore nerd Elena Zelenska becomes the world's most
unlikely mail-order bride. Her gamble pays off when she's swept off her feet by Benjamin
Wittacker handsome single father and (gasp!) actual published author. Elena's new fiancé seems
almost too good to be true. Her life is turning into a fairytale especially once Ben starts
building her a castle in the woods. But when Elena arrives in Grimstone her fairytale turns
darker. The castle in the woods is a macabre labyrinth of hidden chambers and Ben is no Prince
Charming. In fact he might just be a monster. Isolated far from home Elena's only ally is
Atlas Covett the owner of the Monarch hotel. Massive and stern even Atlas' employees are
terrified of him. He becomes Elena's unexpected protector offering solace and sanctuary from
the darkness that threatens to consume her. As Elena's bond with Atlas deepens her jealous
fiancé exerts his control in increasingly twisted ways. Elena must find a way out before the
castle he's building becomes a prison she'll never escape...
