Yorkshire, 1879 I am alone. When Ivy Leavold is left destitute by her brothers death, she is taken in by her cousins brooding, tortured widower--Julian Markham. Handsome and possessive, its not long before Ivy falls for him. But Mr. Markham has dark secrets, secrets that may put Ivy in danger... I am afraid. As Ivy unravels the mystery surrounding her cousins death, she falls deeper and deeper in love with Julian, who opens her body and her mind to his indomitable will. But even as he draws pleasure and desire from her night after night, Ivy cant shake the feeling that their passionate affair may end in violence And I am completely his. The Awakening of Ivy Leavold is the first book in the Markham Hall Trilogy. It is 40,000 words. For Mature Audiences only,.