The Alchemy of Desire

A ruthless crime lord and the woman who will burn down the city to save him must fight to stay alive in this second installment of Alexis L. Menard’s latest romantasy duet with the gritty, gaslamp vibes of Peaky Blinders.

She fell in love with a monster. Now she must become one. 

Max Antonin was already the deadliest man in Valveron. Now the tyrannical Academy has given him the magic of a god, hoping to turn him into their weapon. It burns in his veins, slowly stealing his mind. And every heartbeat pulls Max further from Nina Veyr, and closer to the edge of sanity.

But Nina will not let them take him. She descends into Valveron’s underworld—to seize Max’s criminal empire and break the Academy’s rule. Thieves and killers will only follow power, however. Can Nina embrace her own darkness and forge a rebellion that will set the city aflame? 

Or will Max be lost to her forever?