The Hawk and the Crow
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They say the Corvus Family doesn't arrive; they haunt.
When a swarm of crows shatters the peace of a Victorian sanctuary, they come with a single, impossible demand: Bring us the Hawk.
Helena Hawkridge has spent her life navigating the shadows of the elite, but she is unprepared for the Corvus family. A dynasty of silver tongues and blood-stained secrets that have disrupted the city's delicate heartbeat. Sent by Father Cecil to negotiate a peace she doesn't believe in, Helena finds herself trapped in a gilded cage of the family's making.
At the center of the storm is Corvan Corvus, a man who watches her with the hunger of a predator and the desperation of a ghost. To survive the lethal politics of the Corvus manor, Helena must agree to a dangerous charade: play the part of his beloved, or become his permanent prisoner.
Most secrets are meant to stay buried. But the Corvus secrets are alive and they are coming for her.
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