Shadow's Bargain

It takes a monster to stop a monster. Light the candle. Stand naked before the symbol. Offer your blood. The advocate will come. I left my abusive crime boss husband expecting to start over from nothing. After all, the prenup I signed when I married him is ironclad. But when Tony uses a loophole in the law to go after my ancestral family home-the one I'm currently living in and my grandmother is dying in-I'm desperate to stop him. My witch best friend Maeve offers a solution. She lends me a family spell to call a supernatural advocate to deal with Tony. After all, it takes a monster to stop a monster. But when I follow her instructions, I'm not expecting the darkly handsome Damien to form from the shadows, or to learn that he's been a prisoner of Maeve's family for centuries. From the moment he accepts my bargain and drinks my blood, he awakens a passion in me, one charged with latent magic. Magic formidable enough to restore my true self. Magic that holds the promise of Damien's freedom. Contains mature themes.

To save my monster, I must become a monster. Roll the dice. Choose a challenge. Try not to die. My shadow prince was wrested from my arms and dragged through a portal, and I don't know who took him or why. Damien showed me my power as a woman and as a mage, and he means everything to me. He built me back up after my ex tore me down. And now he's gone. I'll stop at nothing to free him, but when I learn the vampire queen is responsible, things get complicated. The subterranean city of Night Haven isn't accessible by humans, and even the most powerful magical creatures in my life won't dare challenge the vicious and bloodthirsty Valeska. Everyone tells me there's nothing I can do, that I'm not strong enough to free him. They tell me to give up. But I'd rather die than live a life without my mate. So there's only one thing I can do. To save my monster, I must become one too. Contains mature themes.

Love makes monsters of us all. Descend to the darklands. Walk the shadowpath. Pray the goddess shows you mercy. Power requires sacrifice. I promised Eloise a crown. After hundreds of years of fighting and sacrifice, I swore I'd make her a princess and give her the peaceful life she deserves. But when I return to claim my throne, I find my brother sitting on it instead-with no intention of stepping aside. I'm trapped between the vow I made and the kingdom I've lost. Stay silent and keep the peace I promised Eloise but watch her fade as she struggles to reconnect with her magic in a realm that doesn't want us. Or reclaim what's mine and drag the woman I love into yet another battle. I choose peace. I choose her happiness over the fate of my kingdom. For her, I'd let the whole world burn. Until Eloise vanishes. Now, there's no choice left. To save my mate, I'll have to become the monster she fell in love with, a warrior who will stop at nothing to reclaim what's mine. Contains mature themes.