Some baptisms are performed in blood . . .Miracle worker Csilla has left the holy walled city of Silgard behind, hiding from the Church who are threatened by her existence. Unable to see suffering, Csilla uses her new divinity to heal the sick. But when word spreads of her powers, she finds herself reunited with the inquisitor-turned-sainted soldier Ilan, sent by the Incarnate to bring her to the frontlines of a holy war.The Church fights against t...

'A TWISTY AND BEGUILING GOTHIC FANTASY' AVA REID'INTRICATE, EXQUISITELY MACABRE, AND COMPLETELY UNFORGETTABLE' ALLISON SAFT'KEPT ME GASPING FOR MORE' KALIE REIDA STUNNING, TWISTING GOTHIC' ANDREW JOSEPH WHITEThis is the city of miracles, but not everything miraculous is good...In a holy walled city where sin and sanctity are revealed through touch, Csilla - a g...

READERS LOVE BAUMER'S DARK WORLD . . .♰ 'Angels, demons, serial killers in a fantasy Vatican, so much beautifully written longing!' ♰♰ 'Would recommend for lovers of Ava Reid, Leigh Bardugo and Katherine Arden' ♰♰ 'I adored this book... It's such a great blend of fantasy and mystery, with a slow-burn romance that I am DEEPLY obsessed with. Couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks!' ♰

'A twisty and beguiling gothic fantasy, lyrically written and tightly plotted . . . with one of my favourite villain-slash-anti-heroes of all time. You will be entranced by Baumer's darkly magical tale' AVA REID, #1 NYT bestselling author of A Study in DrowningThis is the city of miracles, but not everything miraculous is good.In a holy walled city where sin and sanctity are revealed through touch, Csilla - a girl born wit...

'A TWISTY AND BEGUILING GOTHIC FANTASY' AVA REID'INTRICATE, EXQUISITELY MACABRE, AND COMPLETELY UNFORGETTABLE' ALLISON SAFT'KEPT ME GASPING FOR MORE' KALIE REIDA STUNNING, TWISTING GOTHIC' ANDREW JOSEPH WHITEThis is the city of miracles, but not everything miraculous is good...In a holy walled city where sin and sanctity are revealed through touch, Csilla - a g...