In the frozen heart of Black Hollow territory, lone wolf alpha Ronan Black returns for a Valentine's mating ceremony he never asked for. Years away have sharpened his edges, but nothing hits harder than meeting Sage Whitaker the human photographer hired to document the pack's so-called cultural festival, unaware of what it truly means.
The pull between them is immediate and physical, a jolt that wakes Ronan's wolf and knocks Sage off balance. She feels it too. A constant awareness of the dark, watchful man who never strays far from her side. Wanting her breaks one of the pack's oldest laws: humans are off-limits, no exceptions, no mercy.
Pressure closes in fast. Old alliances strain. Rival alphas watch for weakness. Ronan is forced to choose between the rules that shaped him and the woman who makes restraint impossible. Sage won't be hidden or protected from the truth. She wants answers. She wants a say.
Together, they face a reckoning built on claws, fear, and beliefs that refuse to bend.
Some bonds aren't meant to follow the rules.
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A standalone novel in the intoxicating Heartstruck Valentine supernatural romance series where love strikes with immortal hunger.
The Heartstruck Valentine series drops you into a world where desire isn't safe and love never plays fair. On one charged Valentine's night, ordinary lives crash into immortal ones predators in human skin, clever fae with sharp smiles, demons who know exactly what they want, and monsters waking to hunger they can't ignore.
Ancient ties stir. Temptation takes hold. What begins as attraction turns into something heavier, darker, harder to escape. Each standalone story follows lovers pulled together by forces older than reason, where trust is risky and wanting the wrong person can change everything.
These paranormal romances bring high heat, real danger, and relationships forged under pressure. The stakes are personal. The pull is relentless. And once the bond forms, there's no walking away unchanged.
What happens when desire refuses to let go?
