Giulia came to Pagalia to kill a crime lord. Will her quest for revenge destroy the whole city? Expert thief Giulia Degarno returns to the city of Pagalia with one to kill the man who scarred her face and left her for dead. But Publius Severra is no longer a mere criminal, and has risen to become a powerful politician - and perhaps the only man who can save Pagalia from anarchy. Now, as Severra stands poised to seize the throne, Giulia must choose between taking her revenge, and saving her home. If you like deadly intrigue, magical assassins, scheming nobles and clockwork monsters, you'll love T. A. Frost's Dark Renaissance fantasy series. Buy book 1, Up To The Throne, today!

When there's blood in the water, there'll be death on the streets... Giulia Degarno thought that coming to Averrio would be the start of a new life. But when a renegade priest turns up dead in a canal, the City Watch needs somebody to take the blame. And who better than a woman with a dark past and an even darker future? Now Giulia has seven days to clear her name and find the killer. But as the violence mounts and the danger rises, she comes up against a conspiracy founded on gold, murder and evil magic. Giulia must deal with a cunning, ruthless enemy - and friends she may no longer be able to trust.