Butcher & Blackbird (Ruinous Love Trilogy #1)

#1 New York Times bestselling series and USA TODAY Bestseller

"I want to ruin her so that she's mine, my beautiful disaster. My wild creature. My goddess of chaos."

The viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and sizzling chemistry--unlike anything you've read before.

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?

Tropes:
- Golden retriever x black cat
- He falls first
- Touch him/her and die
- Friends to lovers
- Forced proximity
- One bed

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Series reading order:

Butcher & Blackbird
Leather & Lark
Scythe & Sparrow

Marisa's thoughts on this book:

This is one of my favorite dark romances. This is a dark romantic comedy that features the friends-to-lovers trope. It's funny, a little gory, and spicy. It's a slow burn, and it's definitely worth it! Rowan and Sloane are 2 of my favorite couples.