There Are No Saints

This dark romance with an enemies-to-lover trope with two serial killers. I realize this isn't everyone's jam, but it's mine. I like crime and romance mixed together. If you have triggers like stalking, kidnapping, mutilation, and such, I suggest this is not a book for you.

The main male character, Cole Blackwell, and the leading female, Mara, are both artists, another plus for me since I love art and used to be an art professor. He's wealthy, and she's a struggling artist living on the edge. He barely feels anything; initially, he doesn't seem to have a beating heart. When… show more.

The two books in the Sinners Duet series—There Are No Saints (Book 1), and There Is No Devil (Book 2)—are fascinating and mind-bending crime thrillers.

How could you not love this:

You’ve got two artists, both murderers, competing with each other in San Francisco’s hotbed of art and in the world of murder. 

Add in a young, beautiful woman, an artist, who is desired by both artists for different reasons.

The Sinner Duet books—and you do have to read both to get the whole story—are sexy, romantic, blood-soaked crime thrillers that you will never forget.

Fans of NBC’s Hannibal will love this creep-cute between a debonair serial killer who dabbles in fine art and the talented ingenue who’s caught his eye. Problem: she’s also caught his professional rival’s interest, and he’s got a score to settle. Why I love it: because I’m a sucker for the “dapper bad dude” trope. I’ll refer to the OG here—Hannibal Lecter has charisma, and class, when he isn’t giggly on Chianti. A serial killer with standards is fun to read about, and if you can throw in a rival—and maybe even a romance—more the better. (I also love a… show more.