Happy Raventine's Day

Mango here! Happy Raventine's Day to everyone in the Empire! All the Argyle Mods wish you much love and happiness, today and always.

Our favorite author and fox, Sylvain Reynard, has a new book out.  After treating us to so much of what the streets of beautiful Florence have to offer, SR now takes us to the dark side of the city, where shadowy figures of another world rule the night.

Have you read "The Raven" yet?

Raven Wood spends her days at Florence's Uffizi gallery restoring Renaissance art. But an innocent walk home after an evening with friends changes her life forever. When she intervenes in the senseless beating of a homeless man, his attackers turn on her, dragging her into an alley. Raven is only semiconscious when their assault is interrupted by a cacophony of growls followed by her attackers' screams. Mercifully, she blacks out, but not before catching a glimpse of a shadowy figure who whispers to her . . .


Cassita vulneratus.

When Raven awakes, she is inexplicably changed. Upon returning to the Uffizi, no one recognizes her. More disturbingly, she discovers that she's been absent an entire week. With no recollection of her disappearance, Raven learns that her absence coincides with one of the largest robberies in Uffizi history--the theft of a set of priceless Botticelli illustrations. When the police identify her as their prime suspect, Raven is desperate to clear her name. She seeks out one of Florence's wealthiest and most elusive men in an attempt to uncover the truth. Their encounter leads Raven to a dark underworld whose inhabitants kill to keep their secrets . . .

By the time I finished reading this book, I was having

(Note the raven tearing apart that Mango. Couldn't have said it better myself.)

This is the first book in SR's new Florentine series.  We can't wait to see what's next!

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