#27 Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

The story arc has Catalina as the primary POV and she is now the head of House Baylor as it is coming out of its 3 year probationary status. Catalina is pulled into a case by Augustine to help Runa, a poison Prime that she knows from working on her sister’s wedding. Runa’s mother and sister are dead and the circumstances around it don’t add up. In the early stages of the investigation Alessandro shoes up and quickly becomes involved in the case and sends Catalina’s heart to race since she has never gotten over meeting him after her Prime trial three years ago. The plot is fast paced, and no new major characters are introduced except the baddie in the book. So more info about various characters and I really appreciated how some people were brought up even if they didn’t play a part in the story. And there is plenty of backstory of what happens in the previous three years if the writers ever decide to shine a light on it.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss