by Katee Robert
Part of A Deal With a Demon, book 5
First published 2022
Lenora made a mistake. She trusted the wrong man, and he walked off with a family heirloom she cannot afford to lose. Her one window to get it back is Samhain, when the Shadow Market opens and magical folk gather for three days. The problem is she cannot pull this off alone. Enter Ramanu. A bargainer demon with a very specific interest in Lenora, they are more than willing to help. The standard terms are seven years of service, and Lenora refuses. She will handle the thief herself. Ramanu follows anyway. At the Shadow Market, attempt after attempt falls apart. The amulet stays out of reach. The clock on Samhain is running down. Lenora starts to see that Ramanu is not just useful but genuinely present, watching her back, closer than she planned for anyone to get. A bargain might be the only path left. And Ramanu, for their part, may want more than the contract specifies. They might walk away with her heart alongside everything else she agreed to give.
Genres: romance, fantasy, adult, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intimate, romantic, slow-burn, tension-filled
Tropes: bargain-deal, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, paranormal-romance, slow-burn
Setting: Shadow Market
Period: Samhain
123 pages · Paperback · Trinkets & Tales LLC