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House of Bane and Blood

by Alexis L. Menard Publisher: FOREVER

A marriage bargain amid a city divided

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A marriage bargain amid a city divided

In a post-industrial magical city divided between rival factions, Camilla Marchese accepts a contract marriage to Nicolai Attano, whose payment could keep her family’s syndicate from bankruptcy. The arrangement also has a political purpose: Nicolai hopes it will help prevent war as a kidnapper called the Collector fuels suspicion across the city. Camilla’s chance to leave the marriage with greater freedom depends on helping him find the culprit. Their search draws them into a contest involving remnant magic and arcane science, with trust between the new spouses becoming part of the danger. The setup ties romantic tension to family finances, factional conflict, and a kidnapping mystery.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fantasy-romance readers interested in contract marriages between rivals.
  • Readers who enjoy stories combining factional conflict with a kidnapping mystery.
  • Readers drawn to settings that mix magic with arcane science.

Themes

Contract marriageRival families and factional conflictTrust and powerMagic and arcane science

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Book overview

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 sides, power comes in many forms: bloodlines, money, love, and--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 Attano, leader of a rival family, offers to pay their debt in exchange for her hand, she has no choice but to accept.

For Nicolai, the marriage is essential to prevent a war, especially as a serial kidnapper known as The Collector has been ravaging the streets, stirring up mistrust between their opposing sides of the city. If Milla can help Nico find The Collector, she 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 higher, will they be able to trust each other enough to discover the truth before it gets them both killed or worse--collected.
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