Deus Ex Umbra

In Deus Ex Umbra, Book Two of the Saint of the Shadows series, the boundary between power and vulnerability thins as Shadowhaven faces upheaval from past and present forces.Marisol Novotny, now the vigilante Silver Spirit, fights fiercely for the communities that raised her. She and the Patron Saint, the city's disciplined and magnetic superhero, share a relationship built on devotion, trust, and an intimacy sharpened by danger. When tragedy strikes, the fault lines beneath their strength begin to widen in the city and within their team.The detective who works beside them carries his own mix of loyalty, grief, and unspoken longing. And when a woman from the Patron Saint's past returns, she brings a history that unsettles the trio and ignites a political spark rising in the city.As tensions build, loyalties shift and emotions surface that none of them can ignore. Marisol must navigate a landscape shaped by desire, grief, and the difficult work of leading people she cares for deeply. Her choices will determine not only the future of the team but the fate of the city she protects.Deus Ex Umbra blends superhero mythology with intimate drama and high-heat romance, exploring the tension, tenderness, and desire that drive them toward one another even when the world pulls them apart.