Publisher's Synopsis
Author Ellen Dugan presents book four in the Hemlock Hollow Anthology...
Annabelle Shaw is a widow at the ripe old age of twenty-one. After escaping her abusive Lycan mate, she fled to the kingdom of the Dark Fae for a few years...but the trauma of her past continues to haunt her, and she decides to return to Hemlock Hollow.Unfortunately, her homecoming is filled with turmoil. When the new Alpha of the wolf pack delivers some devastating news, it sends Annabelle into a downward emotional spiral. Alone, grieving, and without hope, she stumbles across a wounded and dying Vampire in the forest. Annabelle recklessly offers him her own blood so he can live. She never expected to survive the night-and yet she does. Now the consequences of Annabelle's actions are irrevocable. Everything, including her Supernatural status, has changed. Meanwhile others are being attacked in the forest and the Hunter, Valentin Lowell, has been called in to investigate. The Hunter has secretly been carrying a torch for the beautiful Annabelle for the past few years, and he stays close to her, offering his support as she regains her strength and confidence.
Annabelle is stunned when she realizes that Valentin calls to her senses like no other male ever has before...and she wonders what would happen if she dared for more than just his friendship? However nothing is ever simple in the hollow, and Annabelle and Valentin must overcome the shadows of their past, and the monster that's lurking in the present...in order to have a chance at a real future together.
