I wasn’t sure I’d like this book, at first. I’m not usually one for age-gap romance, but this was quite steamy and tense when the “action ” was happening. Lucian had my heart from the beginning. An outcast, tortured and afflicted man. Isadora, similar to our Lucian, an outcast in her own right battling demons of her own. There were twists and turns that I did NOT see coming, which was a welcome feeling. A nice gothic romance that I recommend, truly.