I'd rather die than live as your monster. That's what I told my brother Julian, but he ignored my wishes and performed an experimental transplant. Now the real Jordan Kilmartin is dead, leaving me in his place. I spend my days hiding in a castle, keeping Julian's research on a tight leash and searching for clues about my mysterious donor. I'll never lay hands on another human being until I know I won't descend into his madness. Breanna McBride turns that plan on its head when she spies on me in my bath. When I lock her in my dungeon, the sexual energy between us is explosive—and potentially deadly. The only way to ensure we both make it out alive is to negotiate a BDSM scene and call in Hans Hauptman to watch over us as we play—and even that's a risk, because he's brutally sexy and determined to bring me back to life, whether I like it or not. But there are darker forces at work in this cursed castle, and no matter how vigilant we are, someone will wind up dead. I just hope it's not one of us. Reader Advisory: Not for the vanilla at heart! Contains a man on the edge, a nurse on a mission and a gleeful sadist with boundary issues, all of whom practice Risk-Aware Consensual Kink. Their BDSM scenes include breath play, caging, predicament bondage, ménage, m/m sexual encounters, gymnastic positions and cruelty to induce emotional catharsis. Also contains potentially triggering violence. Prepare to bite your nails, wipe your eyes and change your underwear at least once.