House of Bane and Blood by Alexis L. Menard (Paperback)

After the death of her father, she vows that if she ever meets a member of the Attano family, she will kill them. Instead, she finds herself married to Nicolai Attano, the man responsible for her family’s downfall.

Magic, smoke, and steam fill the air in a city where ruling cartels play deadly games from their high mansions, while monsters roam the alleyways below. Once the most powerful heiress in the city, she must navigate the ruins of her family empire and the dangerous influence of her new husband.

Nicolai Attano is arrogant, ruthless, and breathtakingly handsome, commanding a group of criminals with lethal magical abilities. The offer he makes is strictly business: help him track a serial killer who stalks the city streets in exchange for release from their marital contract.

Caught between her desire for revenge and the dangerous attraction she feels toward Nicolai, she must survive the treacherous underworld of magic and crime. As secrets unravel and threats close in, she faces a choice between reclaiming her power or surrendering to the pull of a man she was taught to hate.