Bryce Quinlan’s life is upended when a demon kills her closest friends. Although the accused is imprisoned, the crimes begin again, drawing Bryce into the investigation and a quest for answers shaped by her desire to avenge their deaths.

An alliance with a price

Hunt Athalar, a fallen angel enslaved by the Archangels he once tried to overthrow, is offered a possible route to freedom if he helps Bryce find the murderer. Their investigation leads into Crescent City’s dangerous underworld, where a deeper threat emerges alongside the bond forming between them.

Loss, freedom and desire

The first novel in the Crescent City series brings together fantasy, mystery and romance. Bryce and Hunt’s investigation connects personal loss and the pursuit of justice with questions of freedom, while their growing attraction complicates an already perilous alliance.