People call him Hades. He is like the dark prince himself: enigmatic, mysterious and dangerous. Nobody knows his real name. Nobody knows anything about him. Only that he's been cursed to lead his life in loneliness. Because everyone who's ever been close to him, very soon, died. Eloise has led a dull, practical life. She helped her brother with his work, kept to herself and was set to marry a safe, decent young man. Until her world tilts on its axis, when she is kidnapped and kept in the lair of the beastly man. Nothing is as it seems in this strange place, especially not its owner. Can they keep their attraction at bay, and, most importantly, can he break the curse before it's too late?