House of Bane and Blood

Set in a post-industrial age magical Isle,Peaky Blinders meets Shadow & Bone’s Grishaverse in this fantasy romance where a contract marriage brings two enemies together but threatens to burn their city to the ground. In a city split into two opposing sidespower comes in many forms: bloodlinesmoneyloveand–most importantly–secrets. Camilla Marchese is fighting a losing battle to keep her family’s syndicate from slipping into bankruptcy. So when the gorgeous and merciless Nicolai Attanoleader of a rival familyoffers to pay their debt in exchange for her handshe has no choice but to accept. For Nicolaithe marriage is essential to prevent a warespecially as a serial kidnapper known as The Collector has been ravaging the streetsstirring up mistrust between their opposing sides of the city. If Milla can help Nico find The Collectorshe can walk away from their union with more freedom than she’s ever known. But this deal plunges them into a deadly game of depravity between remnant magic and arcane science. As the two grow closer and the stakes grow ever higherwill they be able to trust each other enough to discover the truth before it gets them both killed or worse–collected.