His Protected Human

Thirty nights. One sovereign house. A vampire king who cannot cross her threshold without permission. Audra Keene trusts contracts, not monsters. As a title examiner, she knows the fine print can mean the difference between protection and ruin. But when she inherits a Victorian rowhouse in Baltimore's vampire-controlled Night Wards, Audra discovers the property is more than a home. It is a sovereign sanctuary tied to the long-dormant Human Seat, a position powerful enough to challenge the city's ruling vampire Houses. To claim it, she must live in the house for thirty consecutive nights. And every predator in Baltimore wants to make certain she fails. Bastian Sorel has ruled the Night Wards for centuries through iron restraint, lethal authority, and an ancient Compact written in blood. He commands every vampire in his territory, yet Audra is the one woman he cannot order, compel, or claim. The threshold protecting her home will not allow him inside unless she chooses to invite him. She should be a political problem. Instead, she becomes an obsession. As rival Houses close around Audra and the city's fragile peace begins to fracture, Bastian's protection grows dangerously personal. Every night brings Audra closer to securing her claim, and Bastian closer to exposing the only weakness his enemies have ever found. She needs the vampire king to survive. He needs her to remain beyond his control. But in a city ruled by hunger, blood, and ancient law, the most dangerous invitation may be the one Audra wants to give. A dark, high-heat paranormal romance featuring a possessive vampire king, a capable human heroine, forbidden attraction, extreme power imbalance, sovereign threshold tension, supernatural city politics, and a romance that grows more dangerous with every choice.