First published 2010
Griffin Winters knows the family curse will destroy him. Hallucinations plague his days. Nightmares steal his sleep. The notorious crime lord believes madness has finally claimed another Winters man, just as it claimed his ancestors before him. The curse stems from the Burning Lamp, a device his forefather Nicholas created during the early days of the Arcane Society. Each generation of Winters men inherits multiple psychic talents along with inevitable insanity. Griffin arranges to meet Adelaide Pyne, hoping she might help him understand his condition. He discovers she possesses the missing lamp itself. Their fates intertwine more deeply than either imagined. Together they conduct dangerous psychic experiments that amplify their abilities. Their growing desire strengthens their power, but it also makes them targets. Enemies within the Arcane Society hunt them. Outside forces close in around them. Griffin and Adelaide must navigate the deadly politics of their world while fighting the attraction that could save or damn them both.
Genres: romance, fantasy, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Arcane Society
Period: Early Days
352 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons