Butcher & Blackbird

I did not have a good serial killer romance on my Christmas list this year, but it turns out it’s just the thing I needed this holiday season! Not for the faint of heart—nor the weak of stomach—Butcher & Blackbird is the perfect combination of dark and hilarious, tender and twisted, and instantly a new favorite romance.

Sloane is a scientist and Rowan is a chef—oh yes, and they’re also serial killers. When she’s not preparing clinical trials and he’s not preparing new restaurant dishes, they’re each hunting down and getting rid of society’s worst. On one of Sloane’s routine hunts, she ends up accidentally locked in a cage with her (quickly decaying) victim. To her dismay and relief, she is found by the charming and lively Rowan, who happens to be as big a fan of her murderous work as she is of his.

Soon the pair agree to play a gruesome game: once a year, they’ll each race to find and kill the same sociopath. So begins a most bizarre and lovely bond—one of mutual understanding, witty banter, and some very twisted and sexy after-hours activities.

Brynne Weaver has written one of the wildest (and spiciest) romances of the year, chock-full of surprises and thrills on every page. It’s certain to turn up the temperature during this frosty season. Pick Butcher & Blackbird up and let it shock and delight you—you may just surprise yourself with your new favorite holiday present!

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive―the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers.

From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, and 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?