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A novel of sex magic, punk rock, witchcraft, and dark humor, this fantasy romance spins Dante’s Divine Comedy, Orpheus’s descent, and What Dreams May Come into a modern, mythic journey spanning from Finnish, Greek, Norse, Japanese mythology and biblical fanfiction where soulmates aren’t always fated, but chosen. Valentino Dunker prefers wizard of the fiery furnace over crematory operator, but waking up in a vermillion wasteland is beyond even his strangest days in the funeral business. With no memory of how he got there, Val is guided by Sevyn (do not call her “Virgil”!) through the nine circles of Dante’s Inferno—each an elemental twist of his Midwest hometown. London Salo—a musician, witch, and a metaphysical shop owner—is bound by a generational hex that sealed his casket before the digging of a burial plot. Val learns he and London not only had a relationship on earth, but London is also dead, and this quest isn’t a trial—it’s a second chance. To move on from circle to circle, Val must accurately relive the pivotal events of his earthly life with London. Any misstep could trap him in the Alankomaa underworld, and the mission may cost him more than his soul… As he fights his way through Alankomaa, collecting an army of stray cats and uncovering magical ties to his own bloodline, Val must decide just how far he’ll go for love—and how many times he’s willing to walk through Hell for it.