Theater of Cruelty — Celina Summers

The theater of cruelty shows no mercy.

Violence is swirling around the Royale Theater Troupe as they prepare to open Harlequin on Broadway. After confronting the ultimate treachery when d'Orléans dragged her back in time, Catherine has learned two brutal truths. First, the Duc d'Orléans has figured out a way to cheat death. And second, the Harlequin has an agenda quite different from her old enemy's…a very personal agenda.

While Dominic and Alistair desperately search for a way to protect the company from these dual threats, Catherine is slowly becoming convinced that's impossible. As the Harlequin pushes ever harder to force her to submit, her old fears begin to swallow her once more.

But if there's one thing Cat does well, it's stubbornness. Her quest for answers takes her to the famed Hellfire Caves, where an unexpected betrayal puts everything she loves on the line. The theater of cruelty takes no prisoners, and Cat must find a way to fight the powerful entities ranged against her. If she can bear the cost.