Crossed (Collector's Edition) (Never After, 5)

A priest who hunts sinners has no business wanting one this badly.

Father Cade Frédéric arrived in Festivalé, Vermont, carrying faith in one hand and darkness in the other. Raised in the unforgiving streets of Paris, he has devoted his life to the church—but something monstrous stirs beneath his righteous surface, a hunger that sharpens every time he sets foot in this hauntingly beautiful New England town riddled with secrets and shadows. His mission is simple: purge Festivalé of its evil. What he doesn't expect is her.

Amaya Paquette is Festivalé's most captivating enigma. By day, she quietly tends to her younger brother, moving through the town like sunlight through stained glass. By night, she transforms into Esmeralda, a dancer who commands every room she enters, turning heads and igniting envy in equal measure. She is everything Cade's vows forbid him from wanting—and everything his darkness refuses to resist.

As Festivalé's mysteries deepen and something sinister tightens its grip on the town, Cade finds himself circling Amaya with an obsession that blurs the line between protection and possession. She sees