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Love & Knives
Love & Knives is the first book. There will be one more in the world (interconnected standalone) titled Devil with a Gun.
Whitney Walquist
For a quiet girl from the Cotswolds, the smoke-filled streets of 1920s Birmingham is a foreign world of soot, secrets, and sharp edges. Elisabeth Montgomery is thrust into a life she doesn’t understand, with a family that’s falling apart at the seams. Naive and innocent, Lizzie’s never known the thrill—or the risk—of a man’s touch.
Until she meets James MacGuire. A brooding former Irish gangster with a past drenched in blood and whiskey. James is everything Lizzie should avoid, yet one smouldering encounter ignites a fire she can't extinguish. He’s dangerous, intoxicating... and hiding dark truths that could shatter them both.
As long-buried secrets rise to the surface and enemies close in, James must confront his past. But redemption comes at a cost—and Lizzie’s heart might be the price. Will love be enough, or will the truth destroy their only chance at a future?
Genres:
Dark, Romance, Historical Fiction
Spice Level:
Level 5
Content Level:
Level 3
Content Warnings:
This book contains profanity—a lot. Explicit sexual content, the descriptive mention of suicide, grief, WWI flashbacks, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, violence, and blood. This book is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.
Representations:
Mental Illness
Tropes:
Forbidden Love, Dark Past, Obsession/Possession, Suspense
1920s era, Brooding Irish Gangsters, Full of Heart
This book is available for
Free on Amazon