The Monster That Keeps Her: A Gargoyle Paranormal Romance (The Records of Lingering Warmth)

Stone by day. Guardian by night. Ancient enough to inspire fear—and devoted enough to let her choose.

Hazel of Brierhold was raised for a simple life: a steady husband, a warm hearth, and children safe beneath the sun.

Then a man who believes she belongs to him nearly destroys her—and the gargoyle guarding the ruined castle awakens.

Corwin has watched over the valley for centuries. Ancient, silent, and carved from stone, he was never meant to feel desire.

Hazel was never meant to want the monster in the dark.

But protection becomes trust. Trust becomes hunger. And beneath Corwin’s watch, Hazel begins to question the safe future everyone else has chosen for her.

Corwin is bound to the castle.
Bound to the night.
Bound to let her choose.

Now an honorable man is offering Hazel everything she was taught to want.

Safety in the sun…
or devotion in the dark.

The Monster That Keeps Her is a standalone, slow-burn gargoyle romance featuring a fiercely protective guardian, forbidden love, gothic ruins, healing intimacy, open-door heat, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

For adult readers (18+). Content note: Explicit consensual intimacy, attempted sexual assault by a non-romantic antagonist, violence, trauma recovery, and hunting and animal death.