THE GARGOYLE WHO KEPT THE INN
A Cozy Fantasy Romance (Ashfall Ruins WorldBy Dane Jones
Length1h 54m
About this audiobook
For three hundred years, he kept the vow. Now a Marlowe has come home to sell him.
Stone conservator Elise Marlowe has one job: assess Saint Aldric's Abbey on the Maine coast before the bulldozers arrive, and remove anything valuable enough to sell. That includes the enormous gargoyle crouched on the chapel roof. A collector has offered half a million dollars for it.
Then, on her second night, the gargoyle moves.
His name is Corvin. Elise's ancestor carved him from the cliff in 1724 and bound him with a vow: guard the ancient hunger sealed beneath the chapel until a Marlowe sets him free. Every dawn he turns to stone. Every night he wakes, alone. And for two hundred and thirty-five years, he has hated the Marlowe family for walking away and leaving him there.
Now the last Marlowe is standing in his chapel with a chisel in her hand.
But the construction crew has cracked the Seal. Something is waking in the dark. A workman nearly dies in the crypt. Elise's trusted mentor is asking far too many questions about the gargoyle. And a hidden journal reveals the true price of Corvin's freedom, a price no Marlowe has ever been willing to pay.
As the autumn equinox approaches, Elise must decide what she believes, who she can trust, and what she is willing to give for a guardian who was never allowed to want anything for himself.
Inside you'll find:
Enemies to lovers between a skeptical scientist and a bitter stone guardian
A protective, winged monster hero who has never been loved
A smart, stubborn heroine who fights back
A gothic abbey on a cliff, a sealed darkness, and a mentor's betrayal
Slow burn longing with kisses worth waiting for
A clean, closed-door romance with no explicit scenes
A standalone story with a satisfying happily ever after
If you love monster romance full of danger, devotion, and swoon, without the spice, climb the cliff to Saint Aldric's tonight.
Scroll up and start reading The Gargoyle's Vow today.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, Mystery and Thriller
Length1 hr 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 2, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Acknowledgments
2Foreword
3Chapter 1 THE INNKEEPER NOBODY EXPECTED TO STAY
4Chapter 2 WHAT THE REGULARS STILL WHISPER
5Chapter 3 A FAE CARTOGRAPHER PASSING THROUGH
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6Chapter 4 THE MAP THAT KEEPS GETTING REDRAWN
7Chapter 5 WHAT STONE REMEMBERS ABOUT WARMTH
8Chapter 6 THE FIRST INSPECTOR'S VISIT
9Chapter 7 WHAT PELL COULDN'T SAY AT FIRST
10Chapter 8 A SMALL, SPECIFIC KINDNESS
11Chapter 9 THE SOLDIER WHO COULDN'T GO HOME
12Chapter 10 WHAT NESSA NEVER TOLD TORVALD
13Chapter 11 WHAT FENNA WAS RUNNING FROM
14Chapter 12 THE NIGHT THEIR UNCLE TURNED THEM AWAY
15Chapter 13 WHAT TAM ASKED THE TRAVELING TUTOR
16Chapter 14 WHAT ISOLDE NOTICED FIRST
17Chapter 15 WHY ISOLDE STARTED MAPPING
18Chapter 16 THE SUPPLY MERCHANT WHO REFUSED TO DELIVER
19Chapter 17 THE SEASON THE CROPS FAILED
20Chapter 18 THE FIRST TIME BRAM STOOD WITHOUT HELP
21Chapter 19 WHAT WREN DREW ON THE STABLE WALL
22Chapter 20 THE NIGHT THE REGULARS FINALLY STAYED
23Chapter 21 WHAT THE TORCHES ACTUALLY WANTED
24Chapter 22 WHAT TRUST LOOKS LIKE, SLOWLY
25Chapter 23 THE GUILD'S ULTIMATUM
26Chapter 24 THE SECOND TIME THEY CAME FOR FENNA
27Chapter 25 COMMANDER THRELL'S ACTUAL VISIT
28Chapter 26 THE GUILD BOARD HEARING ITSELF
29Chapter 27 CHOOSING THE INN OVER APPROVAL
30Chapter 28 WHAT THE CARTOGRAPHER CHOSE TO DRAW
31Chapter 29 WHAT THE HOUSEHOLD ALREADY KNEW
32Chapter 30 THE LETTER ISOLDE'S MOTHER SENT
33Chapter 31 THE MORNING BEFORE
34Chapter 32 HOME, REDRAWN
35Chapter 33 THE WEDDING GUESTS ARRIVE
36Chapter 34 WHAT FENNA BUILT FROM NOTHING
37Chapter 35 WHAT ISOLDE'S MAP TAUGHT THE OTHER SETTLEMENTS
38Chapter 36 WHAT THE MAP STILL SHOWS
39Epilogue WHAT THE DAUGHTER ASKED ABOUT WINGS
40About the Author
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