The quickest way to a man’s heart is poison.

Valencia Baptiste is a shop owner by day, selling the most delectable—and deadly—rich sweets the French Quarter has to offer. By night she perfects her ingredient list, crafting pastries that are designed to do more than satisfy a craving. One bite of her chocolate covered beignets can stop a man’s heart, because the confections aren’t just a guilty pleasure. They’re a secret recipe she’s used for years to liberate the women of New Orleans from the men who would break them. Her service is the city’s best-kept secret, until the arrival of a charming new sheriff, Alexias Evergreen, threatens to spoil all she has created. As Alexias investigates the mysterious deaths of local men, the walls of Valencia’s bakery begin to close in. Alexias is observant, persistent, and far more dangerous than the abusive men she’s sent to the cemetery—because he isn’t merely a lawman hunting a killer, he’s something ancient hunting for a darkness that rivals his own.

Silver is the Night is a lush, Southern Gothic tale of poison and desire set in the 1800s French Quarter, a city of salt-damp stone where ancient sins and fresh bodies flow into the same river.

*For readers who enjoyed the historical texture of The Feast of All Saints and the dark, predatory pulse of Interview with the Vampire, this story is The Lost Apothecary reimagined for the New Orleans Gothic tradition