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The Broken Hearts Agency

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In a spicy, contemporary fantasy novel, private investigator Linda Villanueva runs a detective agency for troubled souls using her mystical powers—all while wrestling with her own heart. Cebo Campbell, author of Sky Full of Elephants, ​calls it​ “Lush, provocative, and deeply human.”

AN EVIL FORCE IS FEASTING ON DESIRE.

Evelyn Kendricks is having a day. An overworked manager, she’s been dumped by her toxic boyfriend while struggling to cope with the recent ghost invasion that’s shocked the world. Devastated, she is mysteriously summoned to an eerie townhouse where she meets Linda Villaneuva, a private investigator who runs a secret mystical detective agency. She’s able to sense the emotions of others, especially those suffering from heartache.

Linda would like nothing more than to help her latest client, but she soon makes a gruesome discovery: People are losing their memories and wandering DC streets in a zombie-like daze. Their eyes, demon red. Their skin, blistered, burning... and no one understands why. Panic has begun to consume the city as more folks succumb, putting Evelyn and other residents at risk.
In the biggest case of her life, Linda follows a trail of clues to unearth an evil force far deadlier than anything she could’ve imagined. And all the while, she must reckon with the tragedies of her past and the price she’s paid for her supernatural gifts.

A layered urban fantasy that serves up spicy romance, titillating mystery, and otherworldly horror, The Broken Hearts Agency is the latest page-turner from an acclaimed storyteller.
 

Critics Review

"Genuinely moving… this entertaining urban fantasy builds to a poignant message about embracing one’s most authentic self."—Publishers Weekly
"The Broken Hearts Agency is bold, seductive, and unafraid to look directly at the wounds that shape us. Clarence fuses gripping urban fantasy with spiritual reckoning, crafting a story where desire is dangerous, memory is salvation, and even the most fearsome spirit carries the imprint of history. Lush, provocative, and deeply human, Haynes proves once again that he is building one of the most compelling mystical worlds in contemporary fiction."—Cebo Campbell, author of Sky Full of Elephants
"A fast-paced and thrilling read, The Broken Hearts Agency is perfect for fans who like a little humor mixed with their horror. In the midst of a nightmarish scenario that has people fleeing Washington, DC, an empathic PI works to uncover what's behind a devilishly frightening affliction that has the power to kill. Clarence A. Haynes's latest novel gives us shadowy entities, orisha spirituality, remarkably diverse characters, and a spine-chilling story that's equal parts seductive and scary."—Del Sandeen, author of This Cursed House
"The first thing that strikes you about Clarence’s writing is the authenticity. He makes the mysticism he weaves through The Broken Hearts Agency feel immediately real, allowing you to get swept up in his rich characters, including the city of Washington, DC. He has crafted a sumptuous journey into what it means to boldly be who you truly are."—Markus Redmond, author of Blood Slaves
"The Broken Hearts Agency is a powerful and emotionally layered urban fantasy about identity, memory, and the journey to finding your true self. Full of sensuality, friendship, culture, and heartache, the story pulses with a vivid emotional core that kept me riveted from the first page to the last. Haynes has an expert eye for the details that bring characters fully to life, crafting a moving and unique story about the complicated ways love, loss, and relationships shape our communities and who we become."—Leslye Penelope, author of The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass
"Haynes has treated us to another mystical delight! Convincingly constructed, his mastery of the fantastic deftly merges heartfelt aspirations with the consequences of astral and earthly actions."—Doug Jones, author of The Fantasies of Future Things
"Am I allowed to say I devoured this book faster than an eldritch shadow monster? With The Broken Hearts Agency, Clarence A. Haynes brings his thrilling New York adventure to Washington, DC, for a ride as sassy and sexy as it is shocking and suspenseful. Cleverly weaving together the lives of characters familiar and new, Haynes delivers a timely reminder that one doesn't defeat the world's greatest evils alone but in community."—Venessa Vida Kelley, national bestselling author-illustrator of When the Tides Held the Moon
"A D.C. unraveling under a ghostly plague, a detective who feels every heartbreak, and a deadly force feeding on human delight and joy... The Broken Hearts Agency is a haunting, seductive blend of mystery and magic, where every secret has a cost."—Veronica G. Henry, bestselling author of The People's Library
Author Clarence A. Haynes
Narrator Angel Pean, Arissa Evans, Cary Hite, Victor Quixabas, Reginald James
Duration 7 hours and 57 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781668656716
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hachette Audio
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Fantasy, Horror and supernatural fiction, Romance, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability US

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