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New York Times bestselling author Aurora Ascher's hilarious and hot blend of spicy demon romance and cozy fantasy featuring a half-mad demon with questionable morals, a goth witch who kicks ass and takes names, and a magical library in a castle in Hell. Perfect for fans of Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Brynne Weaver, Jenna Levine, and Kimberly Lemming.
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A villain always has a plan . . . but she's a complication he never saw coming.
Murmur, the nefarious Necromancer, is losing his mind. His army of souls screams in his head, and his dreams are filled with bone-chilling visions of his approaching death. To save himself, he will unleash a torrent of destruction unlike anything Hell has seen before . . . But for his plot to succeed, he requires one final ingredient: the blood of a certain headstrong witch.
This witch can rescue herself . . .
Suyin, leader of the Montreal coven, hides her dread beneath a tough exterior. Unusual abilities she can't explain are taking over her life, and she's haunted by ominous dreams. Her fears are realized when she's captured by a demon with bloodshot eyes. Murmur plans to leave her in his dungeon, but Suyin has no intention of making this easy for him. Bargaining with demons is dangerous business, but she'll do anything to survive.
Enemies may become lovers, but fate has other plans.
Forced into close proximity, things begin to shift between Suyin and her captor. But as the Necromancer's machinations reach a pinnacle, he is faced with an impossible choice: achieve his master plan, or free the woman who resurrected his dormant soul.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781496755896
EAN:
9781496755896
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
496
Authors:
Aurora Ascher
Publisher:
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Published Date: 2026-24-02
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The story is almost done. The scary villain in the other stories isn't really the villain? Mind blown. I'm kind if interested in how this whole story is going to end.
I really wasn’t expecting to fall for murmur at all, let alone as hard as I did. I really loved the addition of suyin’s story and genetics but wish we’d have gotten some sort of reunion or conversation with her father after his soul was released, especially since she’s basically married to the necromancies. Hopefully we get to see murmur use his powers for good in Belial’s book. I’d love to see the girls get to speak to their passed loved ones and I think it would do a lot to help bond murmur in with the rest of the group. Love this series so much and I never want it to end. Fingers crossed for future demon babies.
Another great addition to this series! I love these characters and the storyline is wonderful! I cannot wait for the next book!
Murmur evolved so much from the previous books to the end of this one. He started off hating humans and thinking they were beneath him. He didn't even like most demons nor cared about them. By the end of this book, he is in love and he is ensuring the safety of the demons who work for him.Suyin also grows a person. She has always distrusted people, kept most people at arms length and didn't like demons. By the end, she realizes how she isolated herself from everyone around her. She falls in love and realizes she has never been in love.It was fun "watching" the change in Murmur and the banter between the two.Part of this book focuses on Bel. I suspect it is setting up for the final book in the series. This book shows how much he is struggling with his rage. He also hints that he would like to have what his brothers have, a companion.
Ok ok ok hated Murmur in the previous books but his story…. Absolutely loved! And the twist with Suyin almost dropped my coffee while reading lol. Always the right spicy
