#1 New York Times bestselling author Ren-Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight.
''Incredibly ornate [and] lush . . . nail-biting and swoony and satisfying and tense all at the same time'' Sabaa Tahir
In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead.
But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, it''s also a safe haven after she''s forced to flee her life in Paris. Quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its extravagant soir- and even its danger, she soon becomes embroiled in the city''s glitzy underworld, and particularly the group known as La Cour des Lions.
But when a body is found in their lair, Celine is forced to battle her attraction for the group''s enigmatic leader, S-stien Saint Germain, and suspicions about his guilt, along with her own secrets.
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