A hunter by the name of Theodore Barclay carries the "Hollow's curse" since his birth, granting him hair grey as ash, deep crimson eyes that mirror hellfire, and the inability to feel any emotions. He spends his days as a cold-blooded killer for hire, constantly wondering if he's any different from the monsters he's been sent to hunt down. However, a fated encounter with an enigmatic magician convinces him that a remedy to his curse and thus his mission to become a "true human" is by an arm's reach. But to retrieve it, he must partake in a witch hunt for an ancient vampire queen, who has awakened from her imprisonment to enact her conquest of a great province.

Sylas hates parties, but when he's invited to a fancy charity ball, he goes along for his sister's sake. After inadvertently stealing a magical relic, he finds himself caught in a deadly intrigue, on the run, and falling in love with a man as dangerous as the magic now bound to his life. ***** At twenty-three, Sylas Lovecraft has yet to find his Sign. Signs allow Crafters to channel magic into spells. From the stereotypical wand to crochet hooks and stirring spoons, Signs can be anything used to Create. When a Crafter dies, their Sign becomes a Relic: an artifact retaining traces of its former owner's power. Highly prized and valuable, Relics are often sold at auction to the highest bidder. While accompanying his sister to a charity ball held by the powerful Spellwright family, Sylas accidentally steals a valuable Relic, unexpectedly finds his Sign, and lands in a world of trouble. Because the Spellwrights want their Relic back, and Signs are only Relics if the Crafter is dead. (Book One of the Devil's Song Trilogy) Content Warning: language and light sexuality. Cover designed by Adam Budny