Okay, so I know marketing is not for tumblr and I agree with that. But I have to at least mention that my Swedish 18th century fantasy adventure with secret societies, assassins, mysteries, duels, queer love, mlm and wlw solidarity, ace rep, and masquerades is now up for reviewing AND for pre-orders!
Reviewers can find it on Netgalley (not US, I’m sorry to say!)
Those who want pre-orders can buy the book in their usual bookshops! (If it’s not in your region yet, please be patient!)
Princess Bride meets Six of Crows meets Gideon the Ninth
Valour and Petrichor are esteemed members of the Order of Axsten, an assassin’s guild tasked with keeping order in the rough city of Vinterstock. Plucked from the streets as children and raised to compete for their guild’s approval, Valour uses her brawn to survive, while Petrichor strives to be a gentleman assassin. When they’re given their biggest job yet—to kill Brandquist, the mysterious leader of the city's illegal magic trade—it’s a recipe for disaster. If they can quell their rivalry long enough, the reward will be enough to settle their debts with the Order and start new lives.
If this job wasn’t dangerous enough, Valour is saddled with protecting the aristocrat, Ingrid Rytterdahl. Valour finds her dangerously attractive, but Petrichor can’t wait to be rid of them both. He begrudgingly accepts Ingrid’s knowledge and connections as they navigate the city’s criminal underbelly in pursuit of Brandquist.
As secrets bubble to the surface, the duo must outwit the thugs on their tail, keep Ingrid alive, and—hardest of all—work together without murdering each other.
