Scorched (The Burn Series, Book 2)

The Burn Series, #2

What happens when you stop loving someone and they start to love you?
Unrequited love can be dangerous.

During her college years, Penny loved Matthew. She loved him silently and desperately.  And she has suffered for it.

Matthew was unaware of Penny's feelings for him. He was in a happy relationship with a mysterious young woman named Hannah.

In her final year of university, Penny stopped loving Matthew.  And as soon as Penny stops loving him, Matthew declares his love for her.

Matthew's love for Penny is obsessive, maniacal and unrelenting. And he decides that he will have her at any cost.  He takes her and hides her away from the world.  And he creates a private utopia in an old mansion in which he and Penny live in seclusion. His days with Penny are filled with routine.  The days are blissful and calm for Matthew.

Penny is not happy with Matthew.  During her captivity at the mansion she is frightened of him. She desperately wants to leave the mansion.  Penny knows that Matthew does not truly care for her. She knows the secret cause of his sudden change of heart.

The love that Matthew feels for Penny comes at a high price.  His feelings for her are the result of a very dangerous love spell.
The magic spell that created the obsessive love in Matthew has also changed Penny.
The spell causes Penny to lose her humanity.  And for a time she nearly loses all hope.

Penny will have to be strong, courageous and resilient to escape Matthew's captivity.
And she must be brave to reclaim her lost humanity.

Follow Penny's journey as she escapes from the captivity of a lovesick madman.
Along the way, she painfully regains her humanity.
And she meets someone who can truly restore her broken heart.