Butcher & Blackbird

The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1

By: Brynne Weaver

Narrated by: Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

A friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and spice, unlike anything you’ve heard before.

Every serial killer needs a friend. Every game must have a winner.

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.

But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love.

Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves?

Or have they finally met their match?

Butcher & Blackbird is the first book in the Ruinous Love dark romance trilogy of interconnected stand-alone dark romantic comedies. This dual POV novel ends on an HEA.

Butcher & Blackbird is a dark romance intended for an adult audience—please see Brynne’s website for a comprehensive list of content warnings.

©2023 Brynne Weaver (P)2023 Blue Nose Publishing

So many feels

loved this!!! audible only made the whole book come to life. I have never been grossed out, giddy, laughing, crying, spicy, and enthralled all at one time. voice actors amazing and writing fantastic!!

Best audiobook I’ve heard. Amazing job.

I’ve only recently jumped on the audiobook wagon and I’ll admit there are some that I just can’t get into. This one though…this one hooked me immediately. The chemistry between the two narrators is just *chefs kiss*. Amazing.

New Obsession

I am obsessed with this book, it's characters and the narrations. I loved the interaction between Butcher and Blackbird. They were just so much fun. I absolutely had to finish in one day.

The banter between the characters

I’m always really skeptical about books that are being overhyped on social media, but this book went above & beyond the hype. It was that good, the characters are both sick but so hilarious. I love that the audiobook has a male and female reading.

so many laughs out loud

While I did this through audio in its entirety, I’m already plotting out how I could possibly make time to reread through ebook.. because I loved the story THAT much!! The narrators were simply amazing but there were so many intricacies that I just know I could do it again and still find new things to love. I am truly a sucker for banter and the humor in this book in conjunction with some other “natures” had me laughing out loud so many times. When we finally got the spice and their tension snapping, my only desire was to have gotten more because it was seriously ELECTRIC!!! I will be thinking about these two for quite some time!

Great book!!!

Listened to this in one day as I “hyper-focused” cleaned my house and all the cupboards in it.
Sweet and funny and lovely narration.

Just perfect

Just the perfect blend of comedy, dark romance, gore and of course spicy time.

I think I've found my new series.

great book!

great story and narration. Funny and with a Good twist! The 🌶 was 🤌💋!

Gorey

I liked it but I gagged at parts. It was funny and short I’m looking forward to reading the second one :)

I never thought I would cheer for a psychopath

This was the most unexpected book. Nothing will really get you ready for the roller coaster ride. It is one of the funniest romantic comedies ever! It is also one of the darkest romances ever! In the same story!