Some say I'm too soft and cuddly for a guy who wields bone saws and strings friendship necklaces with human eyeballs-but I just call that work-life balance.

And honestly, I love my job as the Costellos' reaper.

Lately, though, my biggest problem isn't the dismembered corpses, it's something far more seductive. Georgiy Sokolov. He smells mouth-watering, like disinfectant and fancy aftershave. Plus, he comes with a stern promise to ruin me with surgical precision-and believe me, I will be begging him for it.

If only I could get him to return my texts...

But when a shadowy evil threatens my found family, and my nightmares stir up repressed memories that somehow feel connected, Georgiy and I will stop at nothing to protect what is ours.

Armed with my bloody handsaw and Georgiy's dainty scalpel, we try to uncover the dark truths about the past that haunts me and the Death that stalks me. It's all very romantic.

So if you've come to witness my final chapter...good luck, friend.

My name's Bane. Say it while you still have your tongue.