Blood Debts – Benton-Walker Terry J. (2023)

Most Anticipated from Buzzfeed, BookPage, Nerd Daily, and more. Featured on NPR Weekend Edition Sunday. 'An extravaganza from start to finish' Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights 'Riveting. Unflinching. Powerful' Ayana Gray, New York Times-bestselling author of Beasts of Prey 'Sings with hope and barely disguised rage. Fantastic from start to finish' TJ Klune, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea In New Orleans gods meddle and magic will betray you, but this time justice will reign. Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen. On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau - the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family - are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn't sick - she's cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next. Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of…