He was built to kill. I was born to rule. In the high-tech cage of Aethelgard, we were never meant to touch.

Nara is a ghost in the machine. A latent Royal hiding in the slums of Aethelgard, she survives by keeping her head down and her bio-frequency low. If the Council discovers her bloodline, she won't just be arrested-she'll be harvested.

Then Kavin finds her.

He is a Siphoner: a lethal, genetically engineered enforcer created by the Council to hunt dissidents. He is a monster of neon circuitry and cold violence, dependent on energy to survive. And when he captures Nara, he realizes she isn't just a target. She is a battery.

Her unique bio-frequency is the only thing that quiets the burning static in his veins.

Now, Nara is his prisoner in the Gilded Coil-a penthouse cage above the clouds. But as the Council's grip tightens and Kavin's hunger grows, the line between captor and protector begins to blur. He needs her energy to live. She needs his lethality to escape.

And when the city burns, the monster holding her leash might be the only one who can save her.

The Gilded Coil is the first book in The Grounding Paradox series. It is a high-heat Dark Sci-Fi Romance featuring a brooding anti-hero, a "fated mates" bio-bond, and a cliffhanger that leads directly into the survival romance of Book 2.