Fifty years of creative acquisitions didn’t prepare Izabella Gobel for coming face to face with a demon. A handsome one at that. When Bill offers her a deal, she takes it, hoping to find a way to protect herself, along with her best friend and business partner, Dawn Ramirez.Bill Tennesson has spent a long demon life creatively collecting various items from the mortal world to safeguard them. But usually he works as a university professor teaching world history.After his breakup with Nathan Downing, a fellow professor and scientist, he’s looking for someone different, more adventurous, and also into acquiring things through questionable means. Meeting Izabella and Dawn feels like fate’s hand.What starts off as a professional entanglement quickly encompasses those they care about most. When long held secrets are revealed, they’ll have to figure out a way forward if they want their relationships not only survive, but thrive.(See author's website for reader info and content warnings)