Crossed (Collector's Edition) : Emily Mcintire

Author: Emily McIntire

Book Type: Hardcover | Collector’s Edition

Genres: Dark Romance • Fairy Tale Retelling • Gothic Romance • Forbidden Romance

Series: Never After • Book 5 of 6

He is righteousness. She is sin.

Father Cade Frédéric is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But beneath his devotion lurks a monster—a sickness that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned. When he's tasked with becoming the priest in Festivalé, Vermont, a town as beautiful in architecture as it is riddled with despair, his sickness begins to consume him, demanding he rid the place of evil.

Amaya Paquette is Festivalé's beautiful mystery. She spends her days caring for her younger brother and her nights transforming into Esmeralda, dancing for greedy eyes and shameless lips. Though she longs for love, she keeps her heart guarded, terrified of being abandoned again.

When Father Cade lays eyes on Amaya, he finds himself ensnared, convinced she's using witchcraft to lure him in. He can't eat. He can't breathe. He can't think unless it's of her.

And temptation is a devastating mistress.

Amaya becomes his weakness, and Cade decides she'll be his demise—even if it means destroying the only woman he might ever love.

Crossed is a dark, forbidden reimagining of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, featuring religious conflict, obsessive desire, moral corruption, and a dangerous romance between a priest and the woman who threatens his vows.

Collector’s Edition Features:

• Specially printed edges

• Exclusive hardcover case design

Content Note: Dark romance with mature themes, religious elements, obsession, and explicit content.