This Heart of Flame

Matthew Newkirk is a creature of forbidden passions, haunted by the specters of his past. A spirit of flame made flesh through powerful magic, Matthew escapes bondage only to discover that he is being pursued by a fanatical Order bent on destroying all of his kind. Embroiled in the Victorian underbelly of clandestine magic and illicit sex, Matthew searches for a place where people with different passions can live and love as they please. His quest leads him to America, where one exclusive club promises revelations he never expected to gain about himself – and about his very world.