Cole Blackwell is the hottest sculptor in San Francisco—wealthy, successful, and respected. His only weakness is the dark impulse he carefully conceals. In truth, he’s a predator, and the city is his hunting ground. Broke and damaged, Mara Eldritch works 3 jobs while creating paintings no one will ever see. When a chance encounter throws Mara into Cole’s path, her escape from certain death fascinates Cole. He begins stalking her, discovering there’s more to the struggling misfit than he would have guessed. She makes him feel things he never thought he could feel. He doesn’t know if he should protect her at all costs or destroy her before she ruins him. Mara knows he’s dangerous, but Cole is the only person who’s ever recognized her talent, and it leads her heart astray, straight into the dark. Cole can teach her to get what she wants…but what might this vicious killer want in return?