title: Scarred
author: Merrill, Nina
description: Antiquarian Hollis Everett thinks an autumn spent cataloguing the library of a rich, avid collector while living in an isolated island town sounds just about perfect. Collector Saxon Mallory seems just about perfect, too, despite his scars and brooding demeanor. Sexy sparks fly between the two immediately, with Saxon indulging Hollis's secret yen for recreating scenes from Victorian erotica.But strange events occur nightly in the gloomy old house, and Saxon's housekeeper implies her employer isn't as perfect as he seems. When Hollis discovers a long-hidden sketchbook, events take an even darker turn. The book is filled with eroticdrawings of island ancestors in compromising circumstances. When the book disappears, Saxon is determined to get it back at all costs.Hollis wants to help him. But something dark and desperate hunts the island at night. The islanders whisper about a monster. They whisper it might be Saxon...criminal, thief, murderer...Suddenly, Hollis is afraid for her life. If she can find the sketchbook, she can solve the mystery--unless the monster finds her first.