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Scythe & Sparrow

By: Brynne Weaver
Narrated by: Eric Nolan, Samantha Brentmoor
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 Discover the serial killer romance series everyone is talking about!

'Hilarious, heart-warming, sexy . . . and gory. The perfect cocktail that will have you swooning and laughing. The funnest read of the year!' H. D. Carlton, international and USA Today bestselling author of Haunting Adeline

'So fresh and different. It's like a funny, irreverent version of Dexter - only there's two of them and sexual tension' Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly

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From the no.1 New York Times bestselling author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark comes the final book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy - a friends-with-benefits dark romantic comedy.

Murder.

Mayhem.

And spice.

Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiance and his derailed surgical career. It's a simpler life: head down, hard work, and absolutely no romantic relationships. He wants none of the circus he left behind in Boston.

But then the real circus finds him.

Motorcycle performer Rose Evans has spent a decade on the road with the Silveria Circus, and it suits her just fine, especially when she has the urge to indulge in a little murder when she's not in the spotlight. But when a kill goes awry and she ends up with an injured leg, Rose finds herself stuck in Nebraska, at the home of the adorably nerdy town doctor.

The problem is, not every broken heart can be sewn back together.

. . . And the longer you stay in one place, the more likely your ghosts are to catch up.

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Tropes:
Friends with benefits
Small town romance
Fish out of water
Forced proximity
Hurt/care
Touch her and die©2025 Brynne Weaver Contemporary Crime Fiction Editors Select Romantic Comedy Crime Heartfelt Witty Feel-Good Murder Romance

Editorial Review

A circus performer walks into a clinic...
Scythe & Sparrow, the conclusion to Brynne Weaver’s Ruinous Love Trilogy, is finally here—and I was hooked from the moment I pressed play. This story has it all: tension, chaos and steam that had me blushing one minute and literally saying, “Oh, my” out loud the next. Dr. Fionn Kane, trying to leave the darkness of his past behind, is living a quiet life in Nebraska when Rose, a circus performer with a dangerous secret, crashes into his world—literally. After an injury lands her under his care, their connection grows in ways neither of them expected, pulling them into a web of danger and desire. Eric Nolan and Samantha Brentmoor deliver a performance that brings every twist and stabby turn to life. —Patty R., Audible Editor

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And just like that, the ruinous love series has ended. I laughed, I cried, I gasped and then I laughed some more. I love everything about this series, I love the audio books and I’m so happy something like this exists. Thank you Brynne Weaver for sharing your incredible story telling with the rest of us.

One of the best series I’ve ever read

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the voice actors behind characters were great. I really enjoyed this trilogy, I loved all the characters and story flowed well across all 3 stories. the spice level 10/10. Unlikely but would not mind seeing another trilogy series with these characters. after the little epilogue at the end can't wait to read/ listen to what's next, and if isn't quite the end?

dark and funny and added spice 😜

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Rose is my favorite character in the series! I love her. I love that she is a protector and that her and Fionn grow with each other and embrace themselves. I just really enjoyed this book, such a great read! I hope Brynne Weaver continues to write more series like this!

I love this series SO much!

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Well to start off with I devoured this book in under 24 hours so safe to say I was addicted.

I was nervous about how Fionn could stack up against his brothers but honestly this is the type of Credence situation I would round house kick my grandma for.

Rose is the most humbling but enthusiastic unaliver to walk the earth and I love her gusto. Barbara is an icon. The suture sisters are goals.
Everything about this book was a chefs kiss and honestly HOW AM I MEANT TO MOVE ON.

This was the most romantic book of the series with so much longing and heartbreak that I simply had to yeet some childhood memories to make room for this story to fossilise into my soul.

Brynne has a way with humour that sends me off the deep end into hysteric cackles every time. I love the way the story builds tension in the not- romantic arc but that only gets amplified by the longing these two express.

I love this book. I love these characters. I love this series.

I AM A MESS IN THE BEST WAY

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4.5⭐️ I thoroughly enjoyed the is book. It was less spicy and more healing but wonderful nonetheless.
I don’t want to say goodbye to these characters!

Healing

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