Beyond the Cottage (After the Fairytale #1)

Once upon a time, a boy and girl escaped a child-eating witch, but the fairytale didn’t end there.

It’s been fourteen years since Gretta and the boy she loved fled a witch, and it broke her heart that she never saw him again. Now she dedicates her life to destroying magic and hunting the evil crones who wield it. When a hunt goes wrong, Gretta wakes in a crumbling prison and discovers she’s captive…again. This time, to a man as arresting as he is sinister, one whose haunted eyes dredge up memories she thought she’d buried.

Ansel never wanted to be a...

Once upon a time, a boy and girl escaped a child-eating witch, but the fairytale didn’t end there.

It’s been fourteen years since Gretta and the boy she loved fled a witch, and it broke her heart that she never saw him again. Now she dedicates her life to destroying magic and hunting the evil crones who wield it. When a hunt goes wrong, Gretta wakes in a crumbling prison and discovers she’s captive…again. This time, to a man as arresting as he is sinister, one whose haunted eyes dredge up memories she thought she’d buried.

Ansel never wanted to be a villain, but after spending years trapped by a wicked witch and losing the girl who helped him survive it, he’ll do anything to complete his anti-magic research. Even steal from a woman and lock her in his dungeon. But Ansel doesn’t expect to be so captivated by his prisoner—or to have the uncanny sense he’s met her before.

When the truth is revealed, past affection and newly smoldering attraction blur the lines between love and hate. But the battle between Gretta’s wrath and Ansel’s regret could destroy a bond that once seemed unbreakable.