Edie
Fifteen years ago, Sawyer Caldwell murdered four people—but left me alive. Now, on the run from my abusive ex, the dense Appalachian forest where I once escaped a killer’s grasp is the only place I feel safe.
Except someone’s lurking in those trees. Watching me. Waiting.
It can’t be Sawyer Caldwell. He’s dead. Shot by the police.
So who’s hunting me in the woods—
And why do I wish it’s the serial killer who let me live?
Sawyer
She’s my perfect prey. The one I chase and chase and never kill.
Fifteen years after my first death, I never thought I’d see her again. But when I catch her scent on the wind, I know someone’s looking out for me.
Not God.
Maybe the devil.
What I do know is that I won’t waste my second chance at making her mine. No matter who I have to hurt or who I have to kill—
This Hunter will finally catch his quarry.
Bird on a Blade is a dark horror romance and the first book in the Hunter’s Heart universe, a series of interconnected standalones. This book contains graphic content that may be upsetting to some readers. Please review the full list of content warnings below.
Graphic depictions of murder, torture, violence, and gore, including dismemberment, decapitation, and castration
Domestic assault/violence (occurs in flashback)
Non-graphic depiction of sexual assault (NOT between MCs)
Discussion of anorexia and disordered eating behaviors
Fatphobia (not from MMC), including some internalized fatphobia
Dubcon
Stalking
Erotophonophilia (becoming aroused by murder)
Dacryphilia (becoming aroused by crying)
Fear play
Forced orgasms
Blood play
Biting
Rough oral sex
Light breath play
Knife play
Sex in a (deconsecrated) church
CNC/rape roleplay