The Dark One (The Wild Wulfs of London Book 1)

The first novel in Ronda Thompson's historical paranormal romance series. Rosalind Rutherford deliberately courts scandal by attempting to seduce the notorious Armond Wulf, hoping to escape her sadistic stepbrother's control. Though Lord Wulf resists, he gives her a taste of what she desires. When an opportunity arises for Rosalind to rescue Armond from a terrible fate while improving her own circumstances, she seizes it. Armond cannot ignore Rosalind any more than his ancestor could resist the temptress who cursed the Wulf men with a terrifying transformation triggered by the full moon and set in motion by love. To protect her reputation and his freedom, Armond must marry Rosalind, though he vows to withhold his heart despite sharing the marriage bed. As strange and mysterious events draw them closer in body and soul, Armond finds it increasingly difficult to suppress his feelings for his new wife, especially as unquenchable desire and danger intensify under the light of the full moon.