Title: The Dagger and the Flame

Series: The City of Fantome #1

Author: Catherine Doyle

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BOOKS IN THE SERIES

Book 2, The Rebel and the Rose will be out in December 2025!

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BLURB

In Fantome, a kingdom of cobbled streets, flickering lamplight, beautiful buildings, and secret catacombs, Shade-magic is a scarce and deadly commodity controlled by two enemy the Cloaks and the Daggers – the thieves and the assassins. On the night of her mother’s murder, 17-year-old Seraphine runs for her life. Seeking sanctuary with the Cloaks, Sera’s heart is set on revenge. But are her secret abilities a match for the dark-haired boy whose quicksilver eyes follow her around the city?

Nothing can prepare Sera for the moment she finally comes face-to-face with Ransom, heir to the Order of Daggers. And Ransom is shocked to discover that this unassuming farmgirl wields a strange and blazing magic he has never seen before… Among rumours of monsters stalking the streets and the rival guilds grappling for control of Fantome’s underworld, Sera and Ransom are drawn together by something more than just magic and must face a deadly choice – forgiveness or vengeance? Kiss or kill? Dagger or Flame?  

‘Ransom more like handsome’ 🤣

Seraphine runs after finding her mother murdered by a gang in Fantome, the Daggers. But she runs to a rival gang, the Cloaks, and then she falls for the person sent to off her!

This enemies to lovers, off-limits romance was delish and done absolutely right!

There was a twist and, I tell you, my jaw dropped because I didn’t see if coming at all. Not in a million miles.

Ransom made me swoon and is one of the best main characters I’ve read for a while!Maybe it’s because the male narrator was Freddy Carter! 

Can’t wait for book 2!

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