The Dark in Her Veins

From critically acclaimed, bestselling author MK Lobb comes a noir romantic fantasy set in a 

The Dark in Her Veins

Author: M.K. Lobb
Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance / Gothic Romantasy
Book Rating: ⭐ 9/10
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5

Description

In Valestadt, sin doesn't just stain your soul—it poisons your blood.

Every sin has a price. Commit enough of them, and Bloodrot begins spreading through your body, slowly leading to madness and eventually death.

For the wealthy, there's an easy solution: pay someone else to sin for you.

Talin Keller is one of those people.

Employed by the Prophet, the holiest and most powerful man in the city, Talin commits the violence he can't afford to have attached to his name. She's a killer for hire, taking on the sins of the privileged while the Bloodrot inside her grows worse with every job.

And she's running out of time.

When her latest assignment puts her on the trail of a mysterious figure known only as the Warden, Talin sees something she hasn't had in a long time—a way out. If she can get close enough to kill him, she may finally be able to trade his life for her freedom.

There's just one problem.

The closer she gets to the Warden, the less she wants him dead.

Dangerous, enigmatic, and guided by his own twisted sense of justice, the Warden challenges everything Talin believes about sinners, saviors, and the powerful people controlling Valestadt. Their deadly game slowly transforms into a forbidden attraction neither of them can afford.

But while Talin balances desire against survival, she begins uncovering something far more dangerous than either the Prophet or the Warden.

A conspiracy connected to the past she thought she'd buried.

And in a city where sin can literally kill you, discovering who the true monsters are may cost Talin what little life she has left.

Tropes / Mood

Forbidden Romance • Assassin FMC • Morally Gray FMC • Mysterious MMC • Enemies to Lovers • Killer × Target • Slow Burn • Forced Proximity • Forbidden Attraction • Morally Gray Characters • Twisted Justice • Deadly Disease • Unique Magic System • Corrupt Society • Religious Power • Class Divide • Conspiracy • Secrets • Hidden Past • Gothic Atmosphere • Dark Fantasy • High Stakes • Political Intrigue • Who Is the Real Villain?