Demimonde
Oracle, Tailor, Curator Book #2
by Halli Starling
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Pub Date 25 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 24 Mar 2025
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Description
Book 2 in the “Oracle, Tailor, Curator” series.
Reading Book 1, COUP DE COEUR, is necessary to understand DEMIMONDE. If you wish to read Book 1 so you can continue to Book 2 through NetGalley, please email Halli at hallistarlingbooks@gmail.com and request an ARC of COUP DE COEUR. Please only do this if you intend to read and review both books.
The sequel to Coup de Coeur brings more mystery, mayhem, romance, and danger as Calix, Aubrey, and Ethaniel discover new questions about the nature of magic and deeper, darker family secrets...
After the tragic consequences and betrayals of Coup de Coeur, Calix, Aubrey, Ethaniel, and Lawton are now trapped in Rosehill, the ancestral home where Calix spent many summers with his mother, Lily Addington.
While the walls of Rosehill are closely protected by wards and other defenses, the house contains many memories, some of which Calix would rather forget. But Rosehill’s secrets — and his mother’s — are about to come to light. And the question of who his mother really was forces Calix to understand more about her and himself. Are Oracle powers truly destructive, as Lily claimed, or was she seeking something else?
And the demimonde, a strange realm between realms, beckons with curled finger...and it’s aimed directly at Ethaniel. The lure of that unknown place, and its power, is embedded deep in Harkness family history; a history full of death, destruction, and exile. Ethaniel was warned long ago by his father that his mother’s family would always try to claim him, but he is discovering the demimonde is a far more tempting, and frightening, siren.
While Aubrey tries to hold them all together and protect those closest to him with his own abilities, his personal demons are threatening to burst forth. Can he keep Calix and Ethaniel safe while finding a way to defeat the Golden Order? It feels impossible, and yet he must do it. Failure is not an option.
Advance Praise
Trish on Goodreads: HALLI YOU HAVE BLOWN MY MIND AGAIN!!!
This series is so so good; I’m already waiting with bated breath for the next one!
We pick back up with our three beautiful mages: Calix, Ethaniel, and Aubrey in a whole new world of magical mysteries and danger. They are at Calix’s estate, where nothing is as it seems. Deep family secrets have been discovered, along with a frightening man from the past, and the three must find a way to release these evil forces, and get out with their lives.
I know I’m being vague but that is intentional, because SO MUCH happens in this book and any giveaway could ruin the twists!! But I can go over the characters:
Calix remains so sweet and earnest, and just wants to get them out of this horrible situation alive and while. He goes through such an emotional journey, and I just wanted to hug him the whole time.
Ethaniel also has an emotional journey of his own, and he really fights with who his family is and what they were capable of. He’s so brilliant and talented, and so caring for his partners.
Aubrey remains the steadfast, steady force in this trio. He describes Calix as his sky, Ethaniel as his ground, and him being the middle keeping them together. It’s a perfect description of them!!
I was going to try to pick a favorite but I can’t; you need all three of them 💗
And there’s a fantastic new character who I wanted to hang out with because he’s such a blast, brilliant and snarky and really fascinating.
But Lawton? Ugh, Lawton you are not a nice person!!!
Thus book has magic, possession, mystery, angst, steam, a very sweet MMM romance…yeah, it’s got everything!
I can’t thank Halli enough for letting me be on her arc team, I’m so thankful I got to read this early!!!
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Laura R. Samotin, author of THE SINS ON THEIR BONES and THE LURE OF THEIR GRAVES:
“Demimonde is a compulsively readable sequel to Coup de Coeur, with even higher stakes, hotter romance, and deadlier intrigue that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, and begging for more.”
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798988793472 |
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