Beauty is his obsession ... Colin: It started with the mannequin heads. They were my escape, my solace, my companions in the darkness. But the day came when they weren't enough. That's when I started taking the girls. But Avery? She's not like the others. She's beautiful—so beautiful—but I can't hurt her. I need to keep her with me ... forever. Avery: He should terrify me. I'm his prisoner. I've seen what he did to the others. How can I believe him when he says he won't hurt me? But there's more to him than darkness. There's a terrible sadness. And strange as it sounds, a kind of beauty. I wonder if I can ever make him see himself the way I do? PLEASE NOTE: This is a dark romance with violent and unsettling themes of an adult nature that some may find disturbing. BONUS NOVEL: An additional dark romance novel, The Dark Doctor, had been included a special bonus for a limited time.