<p><b>From the author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation <i>Butcher & Blackbird</i> comes the second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy - a hate-to-love dark romantic comedy packed with danger, chaos, and heat.</b><br><b> ----</b><br><b><br>Every killer claims a soul.</b><br><b>Every phantom wants revenge.</b><br><br>All contract killer Lachlan Kane wants is a quiet life. But when he botches a job for his boss''s biggest client, Lachlan knows he''ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she''ll find a way to secure his freedom.<br><br>The catch? He has to marry her first. And they can''t stand each other.<br><br> Indie singer-songwriter Lark may seem like sunshine and glitter personified but she has her own secrets hiding in the shadows. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend''s happiness on the line, she''s willing to make a vow to the man she''s dete