“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
~ Joseph Addison
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
~ Joseph Addison
“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.”
~ Walt Disney

He's an ancient, deadly predator disguised as a Fortune 500 CEO. She's a broke college student who thinks his "pet cat" is the real boss.
Desperate to survive her final year of college, Lynxia Kauffman accepts a stay-in maid position at the secluded estate of the mysterious billionaire Lev Volodin. The job seems simple enough: keep the mansion spotless, stay out of her employer's way... and help care for his elusive, notoriously spoiled pet cat.
At first, everything feels perfectly normal.
Well... almost.
The mansion's rooms seem to change overnight. Strange melodies drift through empty hallways after dark. Lev disappears for days without explanation, only to return with fresh scratches across his hands and a gaze that feels just a little too predatory.
Is Lynxia concerned?
Not even a little.
A lifelong cat enthusiast, she dismisses every red flag as just another adorable feline quirk. Sure, Lev is aloof, territorial, and occasionally stares at people like they're prey—but that's probably because he's spent far too much time with his cat... right?
What Lynxia doesn't know is that there is no pet cat.
Lev Volodin is the last Kot Bayun—an ancient creature from Russian folklore whose enchanting voice can heal the dying, lull entire armies to sleep... or become the last thing his enemies ever hear.
Now, as centuries-old hunters close in on the world's last Kot Bayun, Lev discovers a threat far more dangerous than those who have hunted him for centuries.
He's falling for the hopelessly oblivious college student who keeps treating one of the world's deadliest mythical predators like an oversized house cat.
Hello! I'm Lyn, a wannabe writer. 😆🖐🏻 I write because the voices in my head won't shut up. 🐱🖤🥀