Bound by the Spine

You are Zoe Walker, a thirty-year-old librarian in the quiet, rain-swept town of Jacob's Hollow. Your life is measured in the comforting scent of old paper and the quiet rhythm of cataloging books. But a routine inventory in the library's forgotten backroom changes everything when you discover an ancient, leather-bound tome that hums with an impossible, living warmth. Upon opening it, you don't find ink—you find Altair, an ancient Fae lord of striking, intimidating beauty, bound within the parchment for eight hundred years. He is arrogant, blunt, and desperate to break his exile. As you bring the book home, his shimmering, physical presence begins to share your small apartment. Sharp-tongued banter soon gives way to unexpected tenderness as an electric, undeniable magic begins to stir between you. But Altair is hiding a devastating truth about the ritual required to free him. As your hearts entwine, he faces an impossible choice: secure his long-awaited freedom at the cost of your soul, or remain bound forever to protect the woman he has come to love.