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Iron & Velvet

Alexis Hall (2013)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesKate Kane, Paranormal Investigator #1
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.77

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageStrong

Protagonist archetypes

Antihero

Synopsis

Previously published; newly refreshed by the author I like my women like I like my more than is good for me. Name’s Kane, Kate Kane. I’m a paranormal private investigator, which is like a normal private investigator except—and stop me if you’re having trouble following this—more paranormal. This business comes with a few basic don’t start drinking before noon, don’t get your partner killed, don’t sleep with the woman who killed him. Last year I broke all of them. The only rule I didn’t break was the one that said don’t work for vampires. But then a dead werewolf showed up outside the Soho shag palace of Julian Saint-Germain—a bloodsucking flibbertigibbet who’s spent the last eight centuries presiding over an ever-growing empire of booze, sex and hemoglobin. I shouldn’t have taken the job. The last thing I needed was to get caught in a supernatural smackdown between a werewolf pack and a vampire prince. Even if the vampire prince was dangerously my type. But what can I say? I was broke, I’m a sucker for a pretty face and I gave up on making good decisions a long time ago. This book is approximately 77,500 words

Tags

Urban FantasyParanormal MysteryLGBTQ+ RomanceNoir

Iron & Velvet: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Contains strong language, moderate violence (werewolf/vampire conflict), alcohol use, and steamy F/F romantic content between the protagonist and a vampire prince. Urban fantasy noir with adult themes of grief and poor decisions.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include murder, death, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will enjoy the snarky paranormal detective navigating supernatural politics while falling for a dangerous vampire.