Riverbound Relic

Daphne Mercer has built her career on studying the edges of society-urban folklore, riverfront rituals, and the myths people tell after dark. But in Louisville’s supernatural underbelly, the monsters aren’t just stories. And the most dangerous man she meets isn’t in her field notes.Elias Crowe is a street-magician with flexible morals, a talent for curses, and a desperate need to pay his rent. When Daphne’s academic curiosity collides with his latest retrieval job, they strike a deal: she gets access to the city’s occult fringes, and he gets a partner who actually reads the fine print. But Elias is tangled up with Corin Vey, a patron whose favors come with impossible price tags-and Corin has no patience for complications like ethics, or the growing bond between them.As Daphne and Elias navigate enchanted markets, debt collectors, and the cartography of their own desire, the line between using each other and needing each other blurs. When Corin tightens her grip, Elias must choose between the quick hustle that’s kept him alive and the woman who’s making him want to be better. And Daphne must decide if the thrill of the dangerous man is worth the cost of his secrets.Some maps lead to treasure. Some lead to ruin. And some lead to a love that rewrites everything.A spicy urban fantasy romance set in the hidden heart of Louisville, Kentucky.