Blood & Ballet

A fragile dancer. A broken hitman. A city bound by blood and silk.

Chloe Jennings lives in a world of rigid perfection. As a rising prima ballerina, she spends her days bleeding through satin pointe shoes and her nights hiding behind the golden armor of her family's high-society status. Sheltered from the brutal truth of her grandfather's illegal arms empire, Chloe believes her life is under her control-until her brother makes a fatal deal with the ruthless Sheppards Crime Syndicate.

When a violent hit crashes her family's annual gala, Chloe isn't saved by a knight in shining armor. She is dragged into the shadows by Elian "The Nutcracker" Vane.

Cold, heavily scarred, and emotionally deadened after years of torture and betrayal, Elian is the Jennings family's most lethal weapon. He earns his nickname breaking bones without a flicker of remorse, answering only to his own dark code. Sent to protect the boss's innocent granddaughter, Elian plans to keep Chloe locked away in his high-rise fortress until the bloodshed clears.

He expected a fragile liability. He didn't expect a woman with a spine of steel who refuses to bow to his icy demands.

As the war for control of the underworld burns through the city, forced proximity ignites a dangerous, intoxicating fire between them. But in a game played by monsters and mobsters, loving the Nutcracker might be the most lethal move Chloe can make... because to keep his Little Bird safe, Elian will happily burn the world to ash.