House of Bane and Blood
Set in a post-industrial age magical Isle, Peaky Blinders meets Shadow & Bone's Grishaverse in this fantasy romance where a contract marriage brings two enemies together but threatens to burn their city to the ground.
In a city split into two opposing sides, power comes in many forms: bloodlines, money, love, and—most importantly—secrets.
Camilla Marchese is fighting a losing battle to keep her family’s syndicate from slipping into bankruptcy. So when the gorgeous and merciless Nicolai Attano, leader of a rival family, offers to pay their debt in exchange for her hand, she has no choice but to accept.
For Nicolai, the marriage is essential to prevent a war, especially as a serial kidnapper known as The Collector has been ravaging the streets, stirring up mistrust between their opposing sides of the city. If Milla can help Nico find The Collector, she can walk away from their union with more freedom than she’s ever known.
But this deal plunges them into a deadly game of depravity between remnant magic and arcane science. As the two grow closer and the stakes grow ever higher, will they be able to trust each other enough to discover the truth before it gets them both killed or worse—collected.
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Alexis L. Menard
By day, Alexis L. Menard walks the quiet halls of a Louisiana hospital, caring for patients and chasing calm. By night, she builds worlds where calm rarely exists. Between shifts and motherhood, she writes the kind of stories she used to daydream about, gritty, spellbound tales where love and power are always at odds and no one escapes unscathed.
Menard’s background as a registered nurse shapes more than her schedule, it shapes her storytelling. Her characters bleed, heal, and carry invisible scars that feel real because she understands the weight of both pain and recovery. Whether set in a crumbling empire or a post-industrial city pulsing with forbidden magic, her books balance intensity with tenderness, danger with desire.
Vows of Vengeance
Duet.
Vows of Vengeance consists of two books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
