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Butcher & Blackbird

by Brynne Weaver · The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1

2023 · 355 pages · Zando

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📚 Book 1 of an ongoing series (3 published)

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Butcher & Blackbird When two rival serial killers meet by chance, they discover something neither expected: a kindred spirit who actually gets them. Sloane and Rowan fall into an intoxicating annual game that takes them across the country hunting down the worst monsters imaginable, but as their competitive cat-and-mouse dynamic transforms into genuine connection—and something far deeper—their past victims start closing in. Dark, twisted, and weirdly charming, this is a love story for people who've always felt a little too much like the villain, complete with dark comedy beats that'll make you laugh even as things get deliciously dangerous. If you're craving a romance that's genuinely sinister but somehow still swoon-worthy, this twisted tale of two people finding home in each other's chaos will absolutely consume you.

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The Ruinous Love Trilogy

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2Leather & Lark3Scythe & Sparrow

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