Reign of Shadows

Destiny and darkness collide in this romantic, sweeping new fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan. Seventeen years ago, an eclipse cloaked the kingdom of Relhok in perpetual darkness. In the chaos, an evil chancellor murdered the king and queen and seized their throne. Luna, Relhok's lost princess, has been hiding in a tower ever since. Luna's survival depends on the world believing she is dead. But that doesn't stop Luna from wanting more. When she meets Fowler, a mysterious archer braving the woods outside her tower, Luna is drawn to him despite the risk. When the tower is attacked, Luna and Fowler escape together. But this world of darkness is more treacherous than Luna ever realized. With every threat stacked against them, Luna and Fowler find solace in each other. But with secrets still unspoken between them, falling in love might be their most dangerous journey yet.

New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan's romantic, sweeping fantasy Reign of Shadows continues in this suspenseful sequel, Rise of Fire. Luna and Fowler have escaped the kingdom of Relhok, but they haven't escaped the darkness. When a battle against the dark dwellers mortally injures Fowler, Luna is faced with a choice: put their fate in the hands of mysterious strangers or risk losing Fowler forever. Desperate to keep the one bright part of her life alive, Luna accepts the help of soldiers from a nearby kingdom. Lagonia's castle offers reprieve from the dangerous outside world-until the King discovers both Fowler and Luna's true ties to Relhok and their influence over the throne. Now pawns in each kingdom's political game, Luna and Fowler are more determined than ever to escape and build the life they've been dreaming of. But their own pasts have a tight hold on their hearts and their destinies. Luna must embrace the darkness and fire within her before she loses not only Fowler but the power she was destined to inherit.

LANAThe scent of incense and damp earth still clung to my skin when Saint Malaspina pinned me against the cathedral's cold stone. I was supposed to be mourning my father, but in Saint 's obsidian gaze, I saw only my own ruin. I am the collateral for a debt I didn't incur, a living payment for a dead man's sins. Now, I am trapped in his silent villa, at the mercy of a monster who views my fear as his most prized possession. His touch is a brand, a slow-burning fire that erases my will until I am nothing but a vessel for his dark demands. I should hate the way he watches me, the way he strips me bare with a single look, yet I find myself craving the very cage he's built around me. Every silent command and every brutal caress draws me deeper into his shadow. If I don't escape his obsession, I'll forget that I was ever anything but his to break. SAINT She was only meant to be a tool, a way to flush out the rats who betrayed my family. I didn't expect the fire behind her amber eyes or the way her defiance would hook into my gut, demanding I take more than just her freedom. Lana Fioravanti is a debt that can never be paid in full, and I find myself inventing new ways to keep her bound to me. I crave her submission more than I crave the millions her father stole. The world outside is hunting her, but they'll have to burn through me first. I am the enforcer, the stone-faced executioner, yet for her, I am becoming something far more dangerous. I'll keep her locked away, my private obsession, until she realizes there is no world left for her but the one I allow. If they want her, they can find her in the ashes of everyone I've destroyed to keep her mine. This is the third book in The Reign Of Shadows Series. Reading order: Owned by Sin, Broken By Love, Built On Ashes.