Vows of Vengeance
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.
1. HOUSE OF BANE AND BLOOD by Alexis L. Menard
SYNOPSIS
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.
2. CITY OF MIRTH AND MALICE by Alexis L. Menard
SYNOPSIS
Some debts are not so easily repaid—or forgiven.
Nicolai Attano finally has everything he’s ever wanted: control over the Iron Saint Railway, safety for his family, and not a single rival syndicate to stand in his way. Never could he have imagined he’d want anything more than power—not until Camilla Marchese.
Six weeks have passed since the disaster on the train and his wife was kidnapped, but to get her back, he’ll need help. Nico struggles to work with a city poisoned against him and is instead forced to seek the aid of a disreputable black-market dealer. A simple bargain to ensure her rescue, Nico doesn’t think twice. A bargain is struck, and the cost is higher than ever. The collateral? His life.
Meanwhile, Camilla fights to gain control over her newfound powers as the alchemist in charge of her confinement puts her to the test. Forced to free what she’s held so close, the only light in this hellish prison is the hope to see her family again, and the husband who stole her heart. Three trials and three chances to find the source of her Chaos and use it to save herself, if it doesn’t destroy her first.
Cracks in the city draw lines between loyalties, and time is running out until everything comes crashing down.
