Disfigured Love — John Le Carre

Once unmasked, can beauty love the beast?... My name is Lena Seagull. I should still be in school, hanging out with friends, meeting boys, falling in love -- just like you. But on my eighteenth birthday my father sold me. Now, those are yesterday's dreams. My home is now a remote castle. And the man who owns me? I have never seen him. Guy Hawke keeps his face hidden under a mask. At first, I knew only fear, but now his voice and touch make me unashamedly want him. Each night, his hired help blindfolds me, and takes me to his room. He whispers that I am beautiful and we have wild, torrid sex. When I awaken he is always gone. He and his castle hold dark secrets that I must unravel, but what he fears most -- being unmasked -- is my deepest desire. Will either of us survive the consequences of my desire?