Magnus Thorne

When a routine hookup turns out to be his last, Aden goes on the run with his dealer Gage, a man he barely knows.

After a year of hiding in plain sight, Aden finds himself mostly alone in the dead of winter while Gage works nights as a bartender. The hasty introduction to Gage’s new “business partner”—a silver-tongued local named Travis—doesn’t help the growing tension between Aden and his ex-dealer.

Desperate for details and beguiled by Travis’s easy going nature, Aden tentatively places his trust in Travis, only to develop feelings equally forbidden and undeniable. Strung between two dangerous men willing to kill for him, Aden eventually learns more than the simple truth of what Gage and Travis are planning—and that he’s just as capable of making bloody decisions to protect them.

VICE + VIRTUE is a 72k duology previously published as BLACK CLOUD and WHITE SMOKE. It features a transmasc main character as well as dark themes.

Content Notes: on-page violence (stabbing, strangulation, shooting), on-page death (minor characters), non-fatal wounds (MCs), blood, situational dubcon, sexual assault (attempted), references to sex work, mistaken identity (sex worker), drug use, drinking, smoking, terrible parental figures, gunplay