Damon Thorburn had one goal in life - to find the perfect wife. After two failed attempts, Eve Seymour catches his fancy. She embodies everything he has always wanted in the way of innocence, submissiveness, and physical perfection.  However, eternal love is not always heavenly, especially when a marriage is built on the crumbling foundation of secrets and lies. The very thing Damon seeks to possess imprisons him in return. Through tragedy and murder, he discovers perfection is unattainable and freedom from his past mistakes impossible.(Approx. 53,000 words - Victorian Era Gothic Romance)