Lord of Honor
(2026)(The first book in the Lords of the Underground series)
A novel by Iris Sweetwater
She was a Mafia Princess presumed dead. Now, she’s the only one who can bring an empire to its knees—if she doesn't kill her bodyguard first.
Alina Sokolov died years ago. Or at least, that’s what the world—and the Russian Mob—was supposed to believe.
After surviving the brutal trade of human monsters like Samuel Laurent and Mathias, she’s finally free, living a quiet life under the name Alice. But when a desperate attempt to reach out to an old contact ends in a bloody ambush, Alice realizes the shadows of her past have long memories.
Eric is a man of discipline, steel, and shadows. As the head of the Lords of the Underground, his job is to protect assets, not fall for them.
When Phoebe and Petrov demand that he take Alice into protective custody, he expects a grateful victim. Instead, he gets a spitfire who treats his protection like a prison sentence and meets his every command with venom.
Alice refuses to be owned or caged ever again. Eric refuses to let her out of his sight.
Forced into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, the proximity is becoming a torture of its own. As Eric watches Alice fight for her autonomy, the walls around his heart—walls he built after losing everything—begin to crumble.
Eric must decide: will he keep her safe by breaking her spirit, or will he burn the world down to let her finally be free?
Step into the dark, protective world of the Lords of the Underground. Lord of Honor is a gritty, "touch her and die" romantic suspense that launches a brand-new series in the shared Midnight Saints, Quarter Kings, and Serpent Sinners universe, going strong since 2018.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Alina Sokolov died years ago. Or at least, that’s what the world—and the Russian Mob—was supposed to believe.
After surviving the brutal trade of human monsters like Samuel Laurent and Mathias, she’s finally free, living a quiet life under the name Alice. But when a desperate attempt to reach out to an old contact ends in a bloody ambush, Alice realizes the shadows of her past have long memories.
Eric is a man of discipline, steel, and shadows. As the head of the Lords of the Underground, his job is to protect assets, not fall for them.
When Phoebe and Petrov demand that he take Alice into protective custody, he expects a grateful victim. Instead, he gets a spitfire who treats his protection like a prison sentence and meets his every command with venom.
Alice refuses to be owned or caged ever again. Eric refuses to let her out of his sight.
Forced into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, the proximity is becoming a torture of its own. As Eric watches Alice fight for her autonomy, the walls around his heart—walls he built after losing everything—begin to crumble.
Eric must decide: will he keep her safe by breaking her spirit, or will he burn the world down to let her finally be free?
Step into the dark, protective world of the Lords of the Underground. Lord of Honor is a gritty, "touch her and die" romantic suspense that launches a brand-new series in the shared Midnight Saints, Quarter Kings, and Serpent Sinners universe, going strong since 2018.
Genre: Romantic Suspense