The Reaper’s Desire: Death Takes a Lover at Midnight

When Death comes to claim a soul beneath the blood moon, he expects silence until he meets Lila, a dying musician who refuses to go before finishing her final song. Her defiance stirs something inside him he’s never known: curiosity, hunger, the ache of wanting more than duty allows.

Each visit steals another heartbeat, another moment neither can let go. Drawn to her fragile light, the Reaper begins to blur the lines between what he is and what he feels. But every touch unravels the boundary between life and death, threatening to break the balance that keeps both worlds intact.

As the veil thins and higher powers close in, Lila must choose whether her song will save them or end everything he’s risked for her. And the Reaper, torn between devotion and destiny, faces the truth he can’t escape: love has made him human.

When even Death learns to love, who decides when the story ends?

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This story is one of the unforgettable nights of Halloween Heat, where love and danger burn together.

In the season when shadows stretch long and desire runs hottest, five forbidden romances take root under the spell of Halloween. From glittering masquerade halls thick with secrets to haunted woods stalked by cursed beasts, each story reveals a love born in danger and fed by the dark. Vampires, witches, shifters, ghosts, and fae every one tangled in passion too fierce to ignore.

Each tale stands alone, yet together they shape a world where kisses linger like smoke, where every touch sparks heat, and every night hides both terror and temptation. Halloween Heat isn’t just a holiday it’s where the heart gives in to the dark.

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Release date

Ebook: 16 October 2025