Broken Veil – serie

Aurelie was trying to help usher in a new world in her work with Everard. Instead, her invention only brought ruin: Everard no longer needs inventions to admit demons into Wisteria. Now, he can tear open the veil whenever he chooses.When Des sacrificed his soul to save Aurelie, he believed it would close the door Everard opened. Instead, Everard kept part of his soul in hand, using it to control the demons he unleashes—and to build an army. And Des is no longer capable of feeling anything. No fear, no rage, no grief.Everard’s plan is to strike at the king, wipe out the royal family, and reclaim his stolen throne. Aurelie, forced to join the Iron Guard to atone for her mistakes, is swept into the only solution they have left: kill Everard before he destroys everything.But if Everard dies, Des will die along with him.And that’s a fate Aurelie refuses to accept.

In Wisteria, the very act of innovation is forbidden. Any creation—art, music, engineering—conjures a demon from the other side. The greater the innovation, the more dangerous the demon.This has never stopped Aurelie from inventing—but it has made it more difficult. Her inventions are small by necessity, producing demons that she is capable of dispatching alone. But she knows she’s meant for something greater, and each day has her chafing more at the boundaries of her society.Destrier lost his parents to demons as a child, and has devoted his life to preventing more senseless murder at the hands of demons. He was young when he joined the hunters, and each year he’s grown stronger. But it’s never enough.When a mysterious figure offers Aurelie a job she can’t refuse—an impossible, magnificent invention—her decision to accept sets off a chain of events that will alter every aspect of their world… and sparks the connection that will change both Aurelie and Des irrevocably.With the fierce enemies-to-lovers romance of Heartless Hunter and the high-concept worldbuilding of Arcane, The Demonic Inventions of Aurelie Blake will thrill readers looking for their new cross-genre favorite.