Empire of Ruin

Welcome to Nefari City.

A dark lesbian mafia romantasy series, set in the same universe as Ruby's other series. Nefari City is divided by seven mafia families, each descended from one of the original deadly sins and ranked like pieces on a chessboard. Vampire mafia versus fae mafia. Crime-family politics meets dark sapphic romance. Empire of Ruin is Ruby Roe's newest and darkest series, with the bite of a Sangui City vampire and the bargain of a Finis Academy contract.

Start with the prequel, Daughter of Sin, out 15 October 2026. Every physical copy is signed by Ruby herself.

If you preordered the Summer of Sin Limited Edition Book Box, the box copy of Daughter of Sin has its own exclusive cover. The version listed here ships with the standard release cover.

Book 1, Daughter of Envy, is on preorder now.

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