An Ancient Curse, an abandoned abbey and the power of a kiss Fleeing angry villagers who blame her for crime she did not commit, a young gypsy woman seeks refuge in an empty manor house. Zara hopes to remain hidden at Huntington Abbey through the winter months. When the owner of the old abbey returns, Zara appears to St. John late at night pretending to be a ghost. When her bold kiss unleashes a frightening transformation, changing the handsome widower into a creature of legend, she has but one option left . . . run Tortured by blackouts that mirror newspaper reports of brutal murders in London, Stephan St. John returns to his country manor, the place he fled years earlier after his wife's murder. Strange deaths occur in the region after his arrival, making him fear that his ancestral heritage is getting the better of him. Stephan is a werewolf. A gypsy cursed his family years ago, and only another gypsy can free him from the wolf. When he finds a lovely raven haired gypsy on his land, he is determined to keep her close and never let her go. Gothic romance is always dark, always twisted, and always fulfilling