To thwart her step - brother's evil scheme to sell her to the highest bidder and use that money to pay off his gambling debts, Lady Rosalind Rutherford plans to ruin her reputation and make herself unsuitable for marriage. Her chosen agent of ruination is Lord Armond Wulf, a man reputed to be cursed with madness. He resists her plan, marrying her himself.

In all things, he is an utter gentleman, though he does tempt her, but no more so than she him. However, he can not allow there to be more than the basest form of love between them, and dares not give his heart to her or take hers. For Wulf is not mad, he is in fact, a wolf, at the full moon, as are all the men in his family. The curse stands between him and his brothers and love, but perhaps there is a way to break it. Yet, before this is over, Wulf and Rosalind will owe their lives to the wolf.

This is a compelling read that we've been waiting for for some time. The gothic atmosphere is conveyed perfectly in this fast paced paranormal. I look forward to seeing Armond's brothers get their own stories.

Synopsis
In shadow he walks--shunned by proper London society-- resigned to the dark, until he meets a woman who tempts him into the light. The Ton believes the curse that haunts the Wulf family is one of insanity…but it is something much darker. For a Wulf to give his heart, he must sacrifice his humanity. Armond has vowed to guard both his heart and his family secrets until the day he dies. But the rescue of one woman from an abusive situation forces him to risk all. The promises he made to himself and to his brothers pale beside the depth of his feelings for Rosalind Rutherford. Rosalind, as well, is thrown into a vortex of warring emotions. After being rescued from the evil clutches of her stepbrother, whom she suspects is a murderer; she becomes the wife of a sensuous stranger. But is Armond Wulf sensuous or sinister? Lover or liar? Man or Monster?