by I.V. Ophelia
Part of The Poisoner, book 3
First published 2026
The botanist has perfected her craft over two deadly books. She cultivates rare plants that kill with precision, targeting men who deserve their fate. Her garden blooms with nightshade, foxglove, and toxins that have never failed her. Then she encounters him. Her carefully distilled poisons roll off him like water. He should be dead, yet he stands before her, alive and unnervingly attractive. She finds herself drawn to his mysterious immunity even as he threatens everything she has built. This final confrontation will test whether her botanical mastery can overcome his strange resistance, or whether she will fall victim to the one poison she never saw coming. The last volume of Ophelia's trilogy brings the poisoner face to face with her ultimate challenge.
Genres: adult, adult-fiction, thriller, fantasy-romance, dark-romance, romantic-suspense
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intense, seductive, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, final-confrontation, mysterious-love-interest, slow-burn
432 pages · Paperback · Simon Maverick
Content warnings: murder, violence