Cole Vesperwald has spent his life hunting monsters, and the job is killing him… literally.
The last of a long bloodline of hunters, Cole has survived Wendigos, Vampires, Shifters, and worse through skill, stubbornness, and alchemical infusions that pushed his body well beyond human limits. But that borrowed power takes a toll and his body can no longer keep up. One mistake on a routine hunt makes the truth impossible to ignore: Cole is running out of time.
Retirement isn't an option… because monster hunters don’t just retire.
Selling his soul to the Infernal in his basement isn't either.
His answer is three carefully balanced Minor Pacts. One with a Fae, one with a Celestial, and one with an Infernal—a trifecta that should balance each other out, granting him years without costing him his soul or fundamentally changing who he is.
The Infernal is easy. Thessaly has been bound to his family for generations, and she’d be delighted to make their relationship more permanent.
The Fae is more complicated. Then again, with the Fae, there are always complications.
Vivienne Valecourt is the daughter of one of the most powerful Fae Lords. She is willing to make the Pact Cole needs with him... if he is willing to fulfil the associated obligations. Among the Fae, forming such Pacts is the same as marriage. Vivienne calls it a political arrangement.
Cole might even believe her—if she didn’t look at him like that.
Further complicating matters, someone has put a large bounty on his prospective bride’s head. If he wants her father’s blessing, he has to figure out who it is, and then hunt them down. All while keeping her safe.
Cole soon finds himself navigating Fae courtship etiquette, supernatural politics, federal agents, and assassins.
He only wanted a way to live longer than the year he figured he had left. But surviving the next month will be even more dangerous.
Genre: Thriller
The last of a long bloodline of hunters, Cole has survived Wendigos, Vampires, Shifters, and worse through skill, stubbornness, and alchemical infusions that pushed his body well beyond human limits. But that borrowed power takes a toll and his body can no longer keep up. One mistake on a routine hunt makes the truth impossible to ignore: Cole is running out of time.
Retirement isn't an option… because monster hunters don’t just retire.
Selling his soul to the Infernal in his basement isn't either.
His answer is three carefully balanced Minor Pacts. One with a Fae, one with a Celestial, and one with an Infernal—a trifecta that should balance each other out, granting him years without costing him his soul or fundamentally changing who he is.
The Infernal is easy. Thessaly has been bound to his family for generations, and she’d be delighted to make their relationship more permanent.
The Fae is more complicated. Then again, with the Fae, there are always complications.
Vivienne Valecourt is the daughter of one of the most powerful Fae Lords. She is willing to make the Pact Cole needs with him... if he is willing to fulfil the associated obligations. Among the Fae, forming such Pacts is the same as marriage. Vivienne calls it a political arrangement.
Cole might even believe her—if she didn’t look at him like that.
Further complicating matters, someone has put a large bounty on his prospective bride’s head. If he wants her father’s blessing, he has to figure out who it is, and then hunt them down. All while keeping her safe.
Cole soon finds himself navigating Fae courtship etiquette, supernatural politics, federal agents, and assassins.
He only wanted a way to live longer than the year he figured he had left. But surviving the next month will be even more dangerous.
Genre: Thriller
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