<p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">He's a neurotic serial killer. She's his sweet, innocent maid. Or...is she?</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Marlowe Spencer-Astor is a killer in crisis. It's been one hundred seventy-four days since his last murder, and not even therapy-forced upon him by his overbearing mother-can reignite his bloodlust. But then he stumbles upon Minnie. She's filthy, half-starved and homeless.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">She's&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)"><em>the one</em></strong><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">. The perfect victim. His missing muse.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">There's just one problem-</span><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">he can't seem to kill her.</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Instead, Marlowe hires her as his maid, convincing himself that he's merely biding his time, perfecting his plan. But the longer she stays, the stranger things become.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Time stands still. Technology glitches. Every man who lays eyes on her is instantly bewitched-including Marlowe himself.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">He tells himself he hates her, that she triggers every neurosis he has. But the truth is far more disturbing: he wants to protect her, take care of her and kill anyone who dares covet what's his.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">By the time Marlowe realizes that Minnie is far more than she seems, he becomes embroiled in an ancient war between gods and demons. And when the most powerful god in the universe sets his sights on his Minnie, Marlowe is faced with an impossible choice: walk away and survive... or fight for the woman he was never supposed to want.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Even if it means damning himself for eternity...</span></p><p></p><p><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">of Ice and Villains is a dark fantasy romance featuring a&nbsp;</em><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)"><em>DARK AND OBSESSIVE HERO</em></strong><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">. Please only read if you're comfortable with this. It's the first book in the House of Cryos trilogy and was previously known as Mayhem and Minnie.</em></p><p></p>