First published 2026
Cora Hastings works as Britain's Species Ombudsman in 1851 London, where vampires, shapeshifters, and other supernatural beings live openly after The Great Revelation. Queen Victoria herself is a vampire, and her dhampir husband Prince Albert has created an uneasy peace between all creatures. Cora handles routine disputes and contract negotiations until the Devil arrives in London. He wants to see Prince Albert's Great Exhibition, and he brings his son along. The Marquis of Hell is devastatingly attractive and dangerously clever. His presence threatens the fragile balance Cora works to maintain. Then Cora discovers a conspiracy planned to unfold at the Exhibition's opening ceremony. She faces a terrible choice. She can forge an alliance with the Devil's son and risk her soul, or she can refuse his help and watch London tear itself apart. The fate of supernatural London rests on whether a human bureaucrat can trust a demon prince.
Genres: romance, fantasy, supernatural, adult, alternate-history, historical-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, political-intrigue, romantic, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, high-stakes-conspiracy, slow-burn
Setting: London, Britain, Great Exhibition
Period: 1851, Victorian Era, 19th-century
352 pages · Paperback · Berkley