Dear Reader,

Welcome to an Eastern European fairy-tale world of enchanted warriors and the legendary shape-shifters who love them. In the distant reaches of an icy Carpathian mountain, a cursed man tries to hold on to his humanity and stand against Dark witches as well as the darkness in his own heart.

He thinks he has to stand alone, but he’s wrong.

Elena Pavlova is a former ballerina brave enough to hunt for the black wolf in his Gothic castle. She’s looking for a champion to save her from a witchblood prince’s fascination, but she discovers a calling that requires more from her than bravery. She has to claim the awakened sapphire sword and the alpha wolf’s heart, all while discovering that the champion she needs dwells within herself.

I hope you enjoy the empowering journey Elena takes as she embraces a sexy wolf shifter who has been without love for far too long.

It’s a beauty and the beast tale, but one in which beauty has an edge!

Barbara J. Hancock