SOLVED. Adult Urban Fantasy(?) Set in modern London, where items have 'bad energy' that can be deadly. Main character is called 'Dominici' or 'Dom'. M/M pairings. Spoiler.

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AUTHOR: ARIANA NASH
BOOK: PRETTY TWISTED THINGS

I went looking for another series I remembered more about... and it was the same author.


First of all, I read this book anywhere from 4-6 years ago. It's one in a series, but just the first one will get me what I want.

It's set in modern London. The main character is a part of a group that searches for objects that have collected 'bad energy' in them because of the trauma they were exposed to when in someone's possession. The main character is from the East End, his dad is some sort of thug. Main character's surname is 'Dominici' and he's called 'Dom'. He's shorter, stocky, and prone to fights.

Dom's boss is secretive but generally well liked by the group. His sister disappeared some years back. He's got a fancy manor house. He secretly eats all the custard creams but claims to hate them. His name MIGHT be 'Richard'.

The group go on the hunt for these 'cursed' items with weird, bad energy connected to them. It's possible for these items to be used as a destructive kind-of bomb. Dom has some special power to know if something is 'dirty'. In this world, America seems to have some sort of serious issue with people like Dom. I can't remember directly.

Dom meets some government agent and they bang/date. I THINK Dom is convinced this guy is like... after him or something.


SPOILER
















- In the most recent book I read of the series, Dom and his boss fake their deaths. Some magic mojo happens and Dom is like 'bro I'm the chosen one' or something.
- At some point Dom is kidnapped by some weird doctor/scientist who wants to do tests on people like him.