A reformed warlock and a street paper-seller are trying to make their secret relationship work against all odds—but neither one believes they deserve a happy ending. Crispin's battling his dark magical past while Ned wrestles with the fear that a gentleman magician could never truly want someone like him, and tension simmers between them as Crispin's old habits keep threatening to pull them under. When something ancient and dangerous awakens in London's forgotten corners, the embattled lovers are forced to stop running from each other and start fighting together, discovering that sometimes the most powerful magic is the kind you build with someone who knows exactly who you are. It's a gorgeously intimate romance wrapped around a thrilling supernatural mystery, with just the right blend of heart and heat.

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Dark Victorian romance with paranormal tension. Moody indie folk meets gothic atmosphere—think Nick Cave's melancholy, Hozier's haunted mysticism, and sultry soul undertones. Longing, forbidden connection, the weight of secrets. Atmospheric and sensual, not quite light, never quite dark.