The Shadow of the Guillotine

BWWM Dark Time Travel Mafia Historical Omegaverse Romance

By: Genevieve Toussant

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

One woman from the future. One monster from the past. A revolution that will feed them both to the blade.

Zora Baptiste is a woman of facts, archives, and cold logic. As a 21st-century historian, she knows exactly how the French Revolution ends: in blood. But when a mysterious artifact in a museum basement hurls her back to 1793 Paris, she isn’t just a witness to history—she’s a target.

Stripped of her modern life and thrust into the filth of the Reign of Terror, Zora's survival depends on a biological treachery she never knew she possessed. Her latent Omega nature has awakened, and in a city of starving wolves, she has just signaled the most dangerous Alpha of them all.

Bastien Laurent is the "Patron" of the Syndicat, a man who carves order out of chaos with a blade and a ledger. He rules the Parisian underworld with a heart of stone and a scent of mountain storms. He doesn't believe in ghosts, and he doesn't believe in the future—until he finds a woman in the mud of a dark alley who smells like sun-warmed peaches and defiance.

He claims her to protect his empire. She submits to survive the guillotine.

But as the tumbrils roll and the Committee of Public Safety closes in, Zora realizes that Bastien isn't just her captor—he’s her only hope. To survive the Terror, she must weaponize her knowledge of the future and embrace the dark, possessive bond that ties her to a man who would burn Paris to the ground to keep her.

Why you’ll love this dark historical romance:

• Fated Mates & Omegaverse Heat: Witness a high-stakes "Presentation" and "Rut" in the middle of a historical warzone.
• Touch Her and You Die: Bastien Laurent is a protective, possessive Alpha who views the world as a slaughterhouse and Zora as his only sanctuary.
• Time Travel Intrigue: A brilliant Black historian uses her knowledge of the Revolution to outmaneuver the Jacobins and the Royalists alike.
• Enemies to Lovers & Forced Proximity: Trapped in a subterranean smuggler’s den, the tension between a modern woman and an 18th-century warlord is a powder keg.
• Dark & Gritty Atmosphere: A vivid, visceral look at 1793 Paris, where the only thing more dangerous than the politics is the passion.

"The past is a collection of scars. The future is a legacy we build together."