First published 2014
Verity Price grew up learning to identify cryptids before she could drive, but what she really wants is a shot at professional ballroom dancing. She moves to New York City to chase that goal, keeping her monster-hunting skills on the back burner. That plan falls apart fast. The talking mice living in her apartment have opinions about everything. Telepathic mathematicians need favors. The city's cryptid population is shrinking, and nobody knows where they're going. Lizard-men are turning up in the sewers. Somewhere deep under Manhattan, something very large and very old may be sleeping. Then Dominic De Luca arrives, a trained hunter from the Covenant of St. George, the organization that has been trying to wipe out the Price family for generations. He is supposed to be her enemy. The situation gets complicated. Verity has to figure out who is taking the cryptids, stop whatever is building underground, and deal with a man she probably should not trust. The heels stay on the whole time.
Genres: adventure, mystery, fantasy, comedy, urban-fantasy
Vibes: action-packed, fast-paced, humorous, mysterious, witty
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family, reluctant-hero
Setting: New York City, Manhattan
344 pages · Paperback · Corsair
Content warnings: violence