FORCED PROXIMITY

An EMP blackout. A brutal winter storm. And trapped inside a high-tech fortress with a dangerous man who refuses to let me leave.

I had one simple mission: deliver an encrypted package to a secluded winter estate and get out before the world went dark.

I didn't account for the EMP cascade that fried the roads and cut off all communications. I didn't account for the brutal blizzard trapping me in the middle of nowhere. And I definitely didn't account for him.

He is the estate's gatekeeper-tall, broad, and carved out of pure winter and control. He doesn't ask questions; he issues verdicts. The moment I cross his threshold, the heavy steel lockdown doors seal shut, transforming this sanctuary into a beautiful, high-tech cage.

He says he's keeping me safe from the horrors hunting us outside the walls. But inside this claustrophobic fortress, he's the real danger.

With the temperature dropping, there is only one warm room left in the estate-and only one bed. He tracks my every movement, monitors my every breath, and treats my wounds with a terrifying, hyper-fixated focus that makes my skin burn. He claims my package belongs to him. He claims I belong to him.

I want to fight his rules. I want to escape his gravity. But as the threat at the front gate closes in, the thin line between captivity and survival begins to blur.

He is a predator, and I am cornered. And the worst part? I'm starting to forget why I ever wanted to run.

• Tropes: Forced Proximity (Only One Bed), Touch Her and Die, Captive/Warden Dynamics, High-Stakes Romantic Suspense, and Post-Apocalyptic/Blackout Romance.
• The Hero: A fiercely possessive, morally gray anti-hero with a hunger for control and a hyper-fixation on the woman trapped in his domain.
• The Heroine: A stubborn, highly trained protagonist fighting for survival and trying desperately not to lose her guard.

If you love your contemporary dark romance dripping with intense angst, dangerous secrets, and a hero who will lock down the world to keep what's his, then step inside. Just remember... once the doors close, there is nowhere left to hide.