There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark (Paperback)

In San Francisco, two men move through the same world while hiding very different lives. To the outside world they appear to be rival artists, each building a reputation through their work. Beneath that surface lies a darker truth. They are predators who see the city as their hunting ground, constantly watching each other and guarding their territory.

For years their paths rarely crossed in a direct way. Each chose different targets and followed his own rules, maintaining a tense but careful distance. That balance changes the moment they both notice the same woman.

Mara Eldritch becomes the centre of a dangerous game neither man expected. Alastor Shaw views her as a pawn, someone he can use to provoke and manipulate his rival. The other man’s reaction is far less predictable. Instead of treating her as part of the competition, he finds himself drawn to her in a way that unsettles him.

Mara awakens emotions he has never experienced before. Feelings he does not fully understand begin to challenge the control he has always relied on. The more he watches her, the more he struggles with a growing conflict between instinct and attachment.

Mara senses the darkness in him, even if she cannot see the full truth. As the tension between the two rivals intensifies, she becomes caught between forces far more dangerous than she realises.