The Innocent: A Retelling of Jane Eyre

Alexa Wyndham is an innocent in every sense of the word. Her views of the world are formed from the  poetry and literary novels she's read. Now on her own at a Manhattan college, the big bad city is just waiting to devour her. A stunning kiss from a stranger is her introduction to this new and dangerous world. Her would be lover is after her flesh. It contains a most powerful transformative energy and the supernatural creatures of the city are willing to do anything for a bite. 

 

Her only hope of survival is Cristien LaRoche is a monster, a medieval knight, and a man tormented by his past. Alexa is all he desires, but, with a touch that can kill, he is just as likely to take her life as he is to save her. Cristien is damned if he helps Alexa and damned if he doesn't. Even if he can save Alexa once, or save her a hundred times from those who seek her life, he still won't be able to protect her from his own deadly secrets.

Together, Alexa and Cristien will have to answer the question, "Is Love stronger than Death?"

The Innocent is a modern paranormal retelling of Jane Eyre that is passionate, poetic, and at times humorous. The spiritual, mythic and Gothic elements are intensified and the metaphysical themes updated for modern readers. It is a love story that is both old and new. It will delve deep into the heart of True Love and take the reader on a mythic journey from innocence to heroism, from hatred to forgiveness, from Death to Life.