Marriage was supposed to be a union, but for Poesy Laroche, it’s an auction—and she’s the prize. Promised to a cruel man intent on breaking her, she faces a bleak future until desperation drives her into the forest, where whispered legends of Lady Venom and her snake-filled manor turn fear into survival.
Inside the eerie estate, Poesy finds herself ensnared. The walls seem alive, ghosts murmur secrets, and the enigmatic Lady Venom wields power as deadly as her serpents. Yet, beneath the danger lies an intoxicating allure that awakens something in Poesy she never knew existed.
As mysteries unravel and passions ignite, will Poesy escape her fate—or has she traded one peril for another, more seductive trap?