Chloe
When I inherit a gorgeous lake house from my grandparents, I’m thrilled at the prospect of home ownership, even if it is in the middle of nowhere.
But I find out quickly enough that the lake outside my back door has a history, and it’s not a pretty one: Drownings. Disappearances. And a ghost story that goes back sixty years.
The locals say an undead killer haunts the woods around the lake, taking out trespassers. I figure they’re just trying to scare me back to the city.
That is, until I notice him: a dark figure watching from the shadows.
And it turns out I might have to believe in ghost stories after all.
Theo
All I want is to be left alone.
But the developers came and built houses on my land anyway. I tell myself that as long as the strangers stay on their side of the lake, I’ll let them live. But if they cross the water, they’ll meet my blade.
Until she does it.
Chloe Monroe is the first trespasser in sixty years that I don’t want to kill. And I think, at first, it’ll be fine. That I don’t have to hurt anyone.
I just hope I can keep the urges quiet.
I just hope I don’t follow the pull of the killing moon—
Right to her back door.
Under the Killing Moon is a dark horror romance and the fifth book in the Hunter’s Heart universe, a series of interconnected standalones that are best read in order. This book contains graphic content that may be upsetting to some readers. Please review the full list of content notes on the author’s website.
Graphic depictions of murder, torture, violence, and gore
Suicide by hanging
Parent death
Ableism
Bullying (including ableism-related bullying)
Animal death (very brief reference to slaughtering a chicken for food)
Very brief reference to cutting/self-harm (not depicted)
Abusive biological and foster parents
Physical abuse/neglect of a child (no sexual abuse)
Anti-sex-worker sentiment
Runaway child
Stalking
Clit slapping
Biting
Autassassinophilia
Fear play
Erotophonophilia (being aroused by death and murder)
Chasing
Death play/fake drowning
Choking
Visible bruising
Very rough sex
Spanking
Consensual hitting/impact play
Facial