![]() Benedikt, his cousin and Marshall’s lover, has not forgiven him for Marshall’s apparent death, and his family demands vengeance of the Scarlet Gang for the bloodletting. Roma has been living in a world of hurt since Marshall’s death. Juliette soon learns how embittered Roma has become the gentle man she once knew is now willing to kill her in a show of revenge, and he is even more dedicated to the White Flowers, his family’s gang. The two encounter each other at a silent film showing, and peace is broken by an assassination attempt. And Roma is devastated, for he believes Juliette to be Marshall’s killer. She has faked the murder of Marshall Seo, best friend of her former lover, Roma Montagov, in order to save Roma’s life and protect him from the Montagov/Cai blood feud. Juliette has made a great sacrifice to ensure this peace by pushing the man she loves away. Back in Shanghai with her cousin, Kathleen, after hiding out in New York for a time, Juliette is pleased to note that her world has once again settled into peace after the violent, supernatural murders which had once plagued the city. It’s now 1927, and Juliette Cai is a wanted woman. Our Violent Ends is the first book’s equal. ![]() Chloe Gong set a high bar with These Violent Delights, a 1920s fantasy version of Romeo and Juliet which transports the story’s action to Shanghai. ![]()
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