He won’t let her leave. She doesn’t want to.

Ava Cassidy doesn't do love.

She takes what she wants. Leaves before it matters.

Keeps her focus exactly where it belongs, on her career.

Hollywood isn't just a dream. It's her destiny.

Then Drew Manning notices her.

A world-famous movie star.

Powerful. Untouchable. Obsessive.

And he knows things about her he shouldn't.

Her work.

Her life.

Things she never told him.

When he invites her to his secluded mansion, Ava tells herself it's an opportunity she can’t refuse.

That she's the one in control.

That's her first mistake.

Her best friend warns her.

Her boss warns her.

Drew’s dead ex warns her.

Ava goes anyway.

The house feels like home.

She's walked these halls before.

In dreams she can't quite remember.

And Drew…

Sometimes he feels like the missing piece of her soul.

Sometimes he terrifies her.

The deeper she goes, the harder it is to separate truth from illusion.

To understand who Drew Manning really is.

And why every answer seems to lead back to her.

Ava isn't the first woman he's brought to this house.

And the last one didn't survive.

Every instinct tells her to run.

But some part of her has been searching for Drew her entire life.

And she already knows.

She'll always come back.

Dark Devotion, Book One. A gothic romance about obsession, fate, and waking up.

Available on Amazon

August 2026