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PERFECT FOR FANS OF CASSANDRA CLAIRE AND TRACY DEONN!

‘An extravaganza’
Chloe Gong

‘Riveting. Unflinching. Powerful’
Ayana Gray

‘Sings with hope and barely disguised rage’
TJ Klune

Gods meddle, and magic will betray you, but this time justice will reign.

Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history.

On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau – the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the dethroned family – are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until they discover their mother isn’t sick – she’s been cursed.

Now the twins must trust in each other and their family’s magic to uncover the truth. And if they don’t succeed… history may repeat itself.

Praise for Blood Debts

‘Riveting and relevant’
Kirkus Reviews, Starred review

‘An author to watch’
Roseanne A. Brown

‘Steeped in magic that’s every bit as dark as it is moving’
Alexis Henderson

‘The real magic is this book-don’t let it slip through your fingers’
Mark Oshiro

‘Intricately woven threads of magic, intergenerational trauma, and well-placed social commentary’
Nic Stone

Publisher Review

Fully charged with magic and mystery. BLOOD DEBTS is an extravaganza from start to finish, weaving age-old family history alongside the tender feelings of new love. Terry J. Benton-Walker will have you breathless by the end * Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights * I couldn’t put down this epic testimony to reclaiming power through your heritage, centered on a family tied together as much by their loyalty to one another as their magic. BLOOD DEBTS is a force and Terry J. Benton-Walker is truly an author to watch * Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin * Riveting. Unflinching. Powerful. BLOOD DEBTS will captivate readers from its first page to its very last. Benton-Walker has penned a story that intricately weaves together brilliant prose, spectacular worldbuilding, and a magic that runs bone-deep. Truly, a masterful debut from a voice we have not heard the last of * Ayana Gray, New York Times-bestselling author of Beasts of Prey * BLOOD DEBTS is a beguiling family saga, steeped in magic that’s every bit as dark as it is moving * Alexis Henderson, award-winning author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger * Terry J Benton-Walker’s BLOOD DEBTS is a powerful story of magic, the bonds between siblings, and how dangerous the search for the truth can be. Benton-Walker has crafted a narrative that moves as swiftly and, at times, as devastatingly as a forest fire. Rushing toward a conclusion that’s both surprising and inevitable, Benton-Walker’s Blood Debts sings with hope and barely disguised rage. Fantastic from start to finish * TJ Klune, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea * A stunningly complicated, delicious family drama that kids are going to devour. Clem and Cristina are beautifully nuanced, real characters, and the world they’re in crackles with mystery and ferocity. The real magic is this book-don’t let it slip through your fingers * Mark A. Oshiro, award-winning author of Anger is a Gift * Fucking Fantastic. In addition to being a wickedly fun (and funny!) thrill ride, the intricately woven threads of magic, intergenerational trauma, and well-placed social commentary make it impossible to ignore or deny one very simple truth: even those perceived as the-least-of-these are deserving of true justice. BLOOD DEBTS is a delightful conjuring of magnificence * Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin * Benton-Walker has crafted a narrative that moves as swiftly and, at times, as devastatingly as a forest fire. Blood Debts sings with hope and barely disguised rage. Fantastic from start to finish * TJ Klune, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea * Sharp and searing, Blood Debts is an unforgettable thrill ride bristling with intrigue, magic, and justice. Impossible to put down * J. Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony *