• Butcher & Blackbird

  • The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1
  • By: Brynne Weaver
  • Narrated by: Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers
  • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (12,480 ratings)

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Butcher & Blackbird

By: Brynne Weaver
Narrated by: Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers
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A friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and spice, unlike anything you’ve heard before.

Every serial killer needs a friend. Every game must have a winner.

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.

But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love.

Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves?

Or have they finally met their match?

Butcher & Blackbird is the first book in the Ruinous Love dark romance trilogy of interconnected stand-alone dark romantic comedies. This dual POV novel ends on an HEA.

Butcher & Blackbird is a dark romance intended for an adult audience—please see Brynne’s website for a comprehensive list of content warnings.

©2023 Brynne Weaver (P)2023 Blue Nose Publishing

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So many feels

loved this!!! audible only made the whole book come to life. I have never been grossed out, giddy, laughing, crying, spicy, and enthralled all at one time. voice actors amazing and writing fantastic!!

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Best audiobook I’ve heard. Amazing job.

I’ve only recently jumped on the audiobook wagon and I’ll admit there are some that I just can’t get into. This one though…this one hooked me immediately. The chemistry between the two narrators is just *chefs kiss*. Amazing.

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So good

loved it so much I pre-ordered book 2 in the series. The character development was amazing and the narration was superb.

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Bravo!

The narrator's did a fantastic job! 👏 👏
I have listened to this book multiple times now. It has become my go to because it is absolutely, The Best. The performance takes the imagination there. I will eagerly be a waiting for #2

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Butcher & Blackbird

I loved this story so much! It was hilarious, gross, cute & enticing! The narration, however, was very overdone for me. The story was absolutely phenomenal tho! I should’ve eyeball read this one

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I really enjoyed this performance.

It makes you feel like a real performance of the book. The Irish accent is so hot and the way both of the narratives overlapped and worked together is so good. Looking forward to me in this style. So good.

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I’m horrified by how much I loved this

I mean, every minute of this book is so wildly entertaining. I loved it. And now I need a shower.

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(Dexter×2)+Hannibal +Leatherface=Butcher &Blackbird

What a unique concept and experience. This was a fresh twist wit all the trigger warnings that needed to happen. Trigger warnings are the literary versions of a parental guidance sticker was to music for many many readers and this author did not miss. Finding myself caring about the well-being of a single serial killer was so

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How do you even review this book?

This book was amazing! I read and listen to books CONSTANTLY and this has gone straight to the top with my favorites! I can't believe I'm going to have to wait so long for the next one! The narrators were great! the book was great! Loved, loved, loved it!

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Loved these characters!

I’m in Love with Rowan and want to be best friends with Sloan! The voice actors for this were perfection.

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