Curse of Moonlight and Steel

A monstrous curse. A daring heist. A forbidden love that could shatter an empire.Paris, 1919. The city is healing from the Great War, but master jewel thief Viktor fights a private battle in the shadows. Burdened by an ancient bloodline, Viktor is a lycanthrope, a man chained to the agonizing cycle of the full moon. He survives by staying invisible, until a terrifying new threat emerges from the city's glittering elite.Antoine Dubois, a ruthless industrialist, has acquired the Moonstone. This ancient artifact doesn't just hold immense wealth; it possesses the power to control and enslave beings like Viktor, twisting their primal nature into a weapon. To protect his hidden kin from a life of horrific subjugation, Viktor must orchestrate the most dangerous heist of his career: infiltrating Dubois's heavily fortified mansion.But the impenetrable vault isn't the only complication. Lyra Dubois, the industrialist's fiercely intelligent daughter, is trapped in her father's gilded cage and eager for the truth. When Viktor's mission goes disastrously wrong, he and Lyra are thrown together into the perilous Parisian underworld. As Lyra uncovers the horrifying depths of her father's scientific depravity, she makes an unthinkable choice: she allies with the phantom thief.Hunted by Dubois's savage enforcers and the relentless Inspector Valois, Viktor and Lyra must navigate a labyrinth of betrayal, ancient magic, and a desperate, blossoming romance. With the crimson moonlight fast approaching, Viktor must decide whether to keep the beast locked away—or unleash it to save the woman who saw his monster and loved the man beneath.A Curse of Moonlight and Steel is a dark and atmospheric historical paranormal romance. Blending high-stakes noir thrills, werewolf fantasy, and tragic, forbidden love, this adventure will captivate readers who crave fierce heroines, tortured heroes, and a love story forged in shadows.