The Executioner’s Christmas Gift

Can she persuade him to let her into his heart before it’s too late?

December 1627…

Everyone fears and loathes the Executioner except Karolina. Ever since he started coming for his weekly bath in the bathhouse where she works, she’s felt drawn to the quiet, handsome behemoth of a man. When others fear him for the work he does Karolina sees beneath his stern exterior to the heart of the man. And what she sees is so beautiful she wants to claim him for her own. But how can she do that when he seems to shun her at every turn?

Johannis chose his path a long time ago, knowing that it would be a lonely, cold road to travel. He’s come to terms with that. He knows he’ll never get to share his bed and his home with a woman—least of all Karolina, the prettiest girl in town. So why can’t he stop thinking of her? How long will he be able to resist reaching for her with his bloodstained hands? He refuses to risk polluting her inner light with the marks his work has left on his soul. But when she turns up at his doorstep on Christmas Eve, begging to be let in, how will he be able to refrain from cherishing this unexpected Christmas gift?