<p><b>She's a human. He's a Darkslayer. He was sent to kill her...not fall for her.</b></p><p><br /><b>The first heart-stopping chapter in the dark, addictive <i>House of Devils</i> series taking TikTok by storm</b><br /><br /><b>'I LOVE THIS SERIES WITH MY ENTIRE BEING!!' </b>5 Reader Review<br /><br /><b>'This is the best urban fantasy I've read yet!' </b>5 Reader Review<br /><br /><b>'Darien Cassel is that guy... and by that guy... I mean the one of my dreams' </b>5 Reader Review<br /><br />-<br /><b>Loren Calla has only ever been ordinary. </b><br /><br />As a <b>human</b> struggling to survive in a <b>city</b> that caters to the needs of <b>vampires</b>, <b>werewolves</b>, <b>witches</b>, and other <b>supernatural creatures</b>, she always assumed her life would remain <b>simple</b>, <b>predictable</b>, and as <b>safe</b> as her world would allow.<br /><br />Until she barely escapes abduction at the hands of <b>Darkslayers</b>?<b>supernatural</b> <b>bounty hunters</b> that possess the Sight, a magical tracking ability that allows them to see a person's aura?and one of her friends is taken in her place. <br /><br />The <b>abductors</b> are demanding a <b>ransom</b>: Loren's<b> life</b> in <b>exchange</b> for her friend's safe return. Loren will do whatever it takes to get her friend back?even if it means accepting help from <b>Darien Cassel,</b> the <b>leader</b> of the <b>Seven Devils</b>, the most <b>feared</b> Darkslaying circle in the city.<br /><br /><b>Darien</b> specializes in <b>tracking</b> down <b>demons</b> and <b>criminals</b> that are<b> better off dead than alive</b>, so when he takes a job to track down Loren and finds out she is human?and couldn't hurt a fly if her life depended on it?he decides to <b>protect</b> her instead of turn her in for a <b>reward</b>. <br /><br />As much as Loren doesn't want to admit it, Darien is her <b>best</b> and <b>only</b> chance at finding her friend alive, if she can somehow manage to <b>get along with him</b>?and not fall <b>head-over-heels in love </b>with him in the process, which is far easier said than done.<br /><br />When more women start <b>disappearing</b>, and some of them slowly turn up <b>dead</b>, Loren and Darien's search for answers takes them deep into Angelthene's corrupt underbelly, where they discover a <b>dark secret</b> that <b>threatens</b> to <b>unravel</b> their world. <br /><br /><b>And when tragedy strikes, Loren learns that love can make an ordinary person do extraordinary things.</b><br /><br /><b>Tropes:<br /></b><br /></p><ul><li>Enemies to Lovers</li><li>Forbidden Romance</li><li>Morally Grey Hero</li><li>Found Family</li><li>Duo POV</li><li>Slow Burn, High Stakes</li><li>Human in a Supernatural World</li><li>Forced Proximity</li><li>Protector and the Protected</li><li>Dark Magic and Dangerous Secrets</li><li>Vampires, Witches & Werewolves</li><li>Mystery and Murder in a Fantasy City</li></ul><p><br /><b>From the author of <i>Dreams of Ice and Iron</i> comes a new fantasy romance perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Ilona Andrews, and Cassandra Clare.</b><br /></p>