From the author of the bestselling Butcher & Blackbird, a sensation on TikTok and acclaimed by the New York Times and USA TODAY, comes the next installment in the Ruinous Love Trilogy—an intense hate-to-love romantic comedy swirling with danger, chaos, and undeniable heat.

Lachlan Kane, a former contract killer, dreams of a quiet life crafting leather goods and escaping his haunted past. But when a job goes awry with his boss’s top client, Lachlan finds himself trapped in the criminal underworld. Salvation appears in an unexpected offer from indie singer-songwriter Lark Montague: he must use his lethal skills to track down a killer in exchange for his freedom. The catch? They must marry first.

Despite their mutual animosity, Lark embodies everything Lachlan resists—radiant, relentless, and infuriatingly irresistible. To Lachlan, she’s merely a privileged princess, yet beneath her effervescent exterior lies a labyrinth of secrets. With her family in turmoil and her best friend’s happiness at stake, Lark is determined to bind herself to the brooding assassin she's sworn to despise, even as desire simmers between them.