She knows the taste of death.

He'll stoke her hunger for it.

THIS MONSTER OF MINE

A relentless and beautifully balanced romantasy/legal thriller, offering blood and hope in equal measures.

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In this dark, slow-burn romantasy debut, a prosecutor returns to a corrupt city to seek revenge against the unknown man who threw her off a tower and begins a dangerous game of lies with the judge who may her assailant, her ally, or hold her heart.

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ABOUT SHALINI

Shalini Abeysekara (she/her/hers) is a Canadian lawyer-turned-author. Her dark romantasies explore monstrosity—perceived and real—and center neurodivergent people of colour reckoning with themselves and their place in the world.

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For UK publishing or rights inquiries, please reach out to Molly Jamieson at United Agents. For US publishing or rights inquiries, please reach out to Ginger Clark at Clark Literary.