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Kingdom of the Wicked

by Kerri Maniscalco

4.7

About this book

When Emilia's beloved twin sister is found murdered — her body desecrated in ways that defy imagination — a grieving witch makes a choice that will drag Hell itself to the streets of Sicily.

Set against the sun-drenched yet shadow-soaked backdrop of nineteenth-century Sicily, this dark fantasy romance follows Emilia, a strega who has spent her life hiding her powers from a world that would destroy her for them. But when Vittoria is killed in a ritual murder that bears the mark of something far more sinister than human cruelty, Emilia abandons every rule she's ever lived by. To find the killer, she summons a demon.

She doesn't expect him to be beautiful. She doesn't expect him to be dangerous in ways that have nothing to do with hellfire. And she absolutely doesn't expect the infuriating, arrogant Prince of Wrath to become the only ally she can trust.

Their alliance is as volatile as it is intoxicating — two beings who should be enemies, bound together by a murder mystery that runs deeper than either of them knows. Every stolen glance, every razor-sharp exchange, every moment of reluctant vulnerability only tightens the forbidden pull between them. He is sin given form. She is vengeance made flesh. And the closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous their connection becomes.

Some bargains cost more than your soul — and Emilia is only beginning to understand the price.

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