
The Dark in Her Veins
$49.98
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2026
Summary
From critically acclaimed, bestselling author MK Lobb comes a noir romantic fantasy set in a world in which sin is a fatal disease, and the rich hire the poor to carry out their basest instincts-until the forbidden romance between a sinner and a mysterious figure threatens to destroy everything.
In Valestadt, anyone can be bought. Every crime-from the smallest infraction to the largest atrocity-leaves its mark in the form of Bloodrot, a wasting disease that slowly eats away at its hos…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781464236846 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1464236844 |
| Author: | M.K. Lobb |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 558g |
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Critics Review
“The Dark in Her Veins made me sit up and pay attention from the very first page. Both a scathing commentary of religious overreach and a steamy, gripping fantasy, this is a story that will stay with readers long after they close the book.” – Máire Roche, author of Bromantasy
“Dark, ruthless, and devastatingly sexy, with a love interest that is unacceptable levels of hot! I closed this book feral and absolutely furious it was over.” – Elizabeth May, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author
“Sexy, twisty, and delightfully unhinged–I devoured The Dark in Her Veins in 24 hours and now I’ll be staring at a wall until I can get my hands on book 2!” – Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf
“The Dark in Her Veins is a sharp fantasy with a fresh world and twisted wit. A sinful display of magic, romance, and the dark desires that live within us all. Every second was a thrill!” – Kaylie Smith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Phantasma
“Propulsive, twisty, and wholly original, The Dark in Her Veins will keep you bound until its cruel, incendiary conclusion. As always, Lobb writes my favorite terrible people.” – Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning Tide
“Deliriously sexy and breathtakingly propulsive, this dark and delicious fantasy is packed with action, passion, and plot twists that will have you racing to the next chapter. Lobb expertly weaves a seductive, dangerous tale drenched in blood and betrayal, with characters readers will adore, sins and all.” – De Elizabeth, author of She Haunts Me Still and This Raging Sea
“A masterfully atmospheric exploration of sin in a theocratic world, The Dark in Her Veins tethers a terminally-ill antiheroine confessor to the manipulative immortal who may be both savior and ruin in a lush obsession that forms the very blood in the book’s veins. Visceral, morally complex, and as addictive as sin, this is Lobb’s most electric work yet.” – Shalini Abeysekara, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of This Monster of Mine
“Fear, guilt, rage, and desire war in this tense, thrilling, deeply disturbing–in the best way–noir romantic fantasy from M. K. Lobb. The Dark in Her Veins is a brutal and intimate story about a world populated by villains, prophets, and religious zealots, and at its cold, dark heart is a potent romance between an underworld lord who craves confessions and a sinner with a blood-drenched past in need of salvation.” – Nicki Pau Preto, internationally bestselling author of Bonesmith
“A sinfully steamy tale of two people who match each other’s freak to a degree that is dangerous to the public, The Dark in Her Veins is for the girlies who like their romance, their magic systems, and their main characters just a little messed up. I loved this hypnotic adult debut, but then, if it’s written by M.K. Lobb, I’m not only eager to be destroyed but ready to thank her for the honor.” – Kamilah Cole, the USA Today and national indie bestselling author of An Arcane Inheritance
“Deliciously sexy. Lobb’s adult debut is everything I loved about Seven Faceless Saints and To Steal from Thieves, but darker, grittier, and more dangerous. Perfect for those who like their women angry, their love interests deadly, and their fantasy a little blasphemous.” – Kate Dylan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Until We Shatter
“Deliciously tenebrous and seductive, The Dark in Her Veins is an invective against the perils of religious conformity–all while developing a tantalizing, destructive relationship between main character Talin and the diabolist she falls for. Lobb’s breathless narrative verve wrapped me in from the start, and by the time I reached the end, I knew I would do any sinful thing for the second book. A triumph!” – Taylor Grothe, author of Lethal Kiss
M.K. Lobb
M. K. Lobb is a fantasy writer with a love of all things dark, encompassing literature, humor, and general aesthetic. Her debut novel, Seven Faceless Saints, was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller, a Kids’ Indie Next Pick, and has been translated into seven languages. It was also shortlisted for the Barnes & Noble Children’s & YA Book Awards. Seven Faceless Saints is her adult debut. She lives in Ontario.
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