Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1)
Brynne Weaver
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Explicit open door [?]
· 375 ratings · 362 pages · Published: 14 Aug 2023
Every serial killer needs a friend.
Every game must have a winner.
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?
Butcher & Blackbird is the first book in the Ruinous Love Dark Romance trilogy of interconnected stand-alone dark romantic comedies. This dual POV novel ends on a HEA.
***Butcher & Blackbird is a DARK ROMANCE intended for an adult audience - please see Brynne’s website for a comprehensive list of CWs***
Tagged as:
- dual pov 59
- funny 52
- contemporary 49
- dark romance 49
- friends to lovers 49
- dangerous heroine 47
- anal sex 44
- competent heroine 44
- criminal heroine 43
- possessive hero 41
- suspense 37
- slow burn 36
- take-charge heroine 34
- vengeance 32
- independent heroine 30
- sunny/happy hero 29
- grumpy & sunshine 28
- m-f romance 28
- first person pov 27
- insta-love 26
- sweet/gentle hero 25
- alpha male 24
- praise kink 24
- sassy heroine 24
- tortured heroine 22
- hurt/comfort 19
- shy heroine 19
- childfree 15
- forced proximity 14
- male pov 13
- new adult 12
- angst 12
- bad boys 12
- mystery 11
- white collar heroine 11
- tortured hero 10
- found family 9
- abduction 5
- double penetration 3
- bdsm 2
- caretaking 2
- breeding 2
- fetish 1
- tall heroine 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- horror 1
- bodyguard/protector heroine 1
- bodyguard/protector hero 1
- working class heroine 1
- working class hero 1
- workplace/office 1
- survival 1
- plain heroine 1
- cruel hero/bully 1
- spanking 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 36
- past abuse 32
- graphic violence 27
- abuse 26
- mental illness 23
- torture of mcs 20
- past sexual abuse 18
- third party abuse 17
- past child abuse 12
- mental trauma 8
- past child neglect 1
- rape 1
- child sexual abuse 1
- abuse between mcs 1
- dubious consent 1
- body betrayal 1
- torture of side characters 1
- geography
- usa 14
- north america 11
- louisiana 1
- west virginia 1
- massachusetts 1
- north carolina 1
- california 1
- nebraska 1
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The 'The Ruinous Love Trilogy' series
536 ratings 4.23 ·
m-f · dark · contemporary · explicit-open-door · caretaking · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · bdsm · mental-trauma · torture-mcs · breeding · possessive hero · survival · anal sex · dual-pov · insta-love · past-sexual-abuse · dangerous heroine · massachusetts · competent heroine
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