In the gaslit streets of Victorian London, monsters lurk in the shadows -- and not all of them are human.

Silas Mercer wakes in a cold cemetery with no memory of his past. Recruited by the mysterious Order of the Golden Dawn, he's thrown into a hidden world of alchemy, magic, and monsters. He's partnered with Tobias Astaroth -- an infamous rogue with a wicked tongue and a reputation as dark as his soul.

As Silas hunts horrors across England's countryside, he begins to suspect that the greatest danger lies closer than he thinks. Tobias is infuriating, impossible... and utterly magnetic. But beneath his charm lies a truth more perilous than any monster they will face.

When a chilling haunting draws them into the woods of Leicester, their mission spirals into a nightmare of secrets, desire, and damnation.

A gentleman and a libertine. A deadly secret. And a romance tangled in magick and fate.

A slow-burn MM dark historical fantasy of gothic mystery, forbidden magick, and reluctant partners with inconvenient feelings.
Book One of The Diabolus Chronicles - an eight-book gothic fantasy saga.

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This book contains:

• Violence and supernatural horror

• Adult language and sexual content

Best suited to readers who enjoy dark, gothic fantasy with heart.

Completed series (Eight Books):

The Verderer - Pitch & Sickle Book Two

The Skriker - Pitch & Sickle Book Three

The Greensward - Pitch & Sickle Book Four

The Fulbourn - Pitch & Sickle Book Five

The Herlequin - Pitch & Sickle Book Six

The Simurgh - Pitch & Sickle Book Seven

The Death Wish - Pitch & Sickle Book Eight (Finale)

PLUS - The Cinders - a standalone, reimagining of the Cinderella fairy tale. Set in 1849, China. Part of The Diabolus Chronicles World.

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• Publication Date: February 25, 2021
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• Print Length: 244 Pages
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