Corruption In Romeo And Juliet

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A witch by any other name would spell as sweetly.

Vampires and witches rule opposite sides of the post-Rift city of Carpathia, each faction controlling one side of what used to be Budapest. Despite the Verona Accord, an uneasy alliance that prevents all-out war between the two groups, each side blames the other for the increasing decay and deprivation within the Division, and war threatens their fragile stability.

Juliska Capros, the strongest Taltos witch born since the Rift, is in love with Román Montag, a man who not only isn’t her betrothed, and isn’t even a witch, but is the scion of the hated Magyars, the leading Berkano vampire family. For Juliska and Román, every moment together is a stolen treasure, one they fear they can't keep.
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