Teulon glitters with lantern-lit seas and the hush of secrets just beyond every doorway. Celeste Armand flees an arranged marriage and slips into Salt Harbor’s underworld, where Moonbound couriers move goods and rumors with equal stealth. Adrian Varek, a loyal shapeshifter and guardian of the Moonbound tunnels, spots Celeste’s truth in her eyes before she speaks a single word. The Heart of Night begins to hum again, pulling Celeste deeper into Moonbound secrets and binding her fate to a protector who may be the only one who can keep her alive. Their bond grows in a city where loyalty is a currency, and risk is the price of survival. When Celeste’s aristocratic fiancé returns with mercenaries, the past threatens to reclaim her. Yet the Heart’s awakening is louder than any vow, and Celeste makes a bold freedom, love, and a future that defies her birthright. Moonbound Desire traces a dangerous path through Ember Markets, harbor riots, and covert keepers, where a single decision can rewrite Teulon’s balance of power—and where love, once awakened, refuses to be silenced.
