The Bloodless Assassin by Celine Jeanjean

An assassin with a fear of blood.
A mouthy street girl.
They can’t seriously be the city’s only hope?

Being Damsport’s most elegant assassin is hard work. There are lethal poisons to concoct, secret identities to maintain, and tailoring to consider. But most importantly Longinus keeps his fear of blood a secret or his reputation will be ruined.

When Rory discovers Longinus’s blood phobia, she makes him a deal. Train her, and she’ll keep quiet.

But a far more dangerous assassin is after Longinus and he turns his sights on Rory, too. She’ll have to identify and defeat him if she’s to keep herself and Longinus alive.

An impossible task?

It’s even harder with Longinus under the delusion that he’s the hero of the story. That would be funny if it didn’t make Rory want to throttle him.

The Bloodless Assassin is a tropical Steampunk adventure full of quirky characters and snappy banter.