Shade of Ruin

An unbreakable debt, a hidden bloodline, and a snarling Fae prince. This magical house of cards is built on secrets, and one wrong move will have the world falling apart alongside it. Maeve Arden didn’t know she was half-Fae until the day she almost killed her cousin. Now, there’s a single convince the last dragon to help. The only problem? He’s hidden within the capital city of the Fae, a place where humans are food, cruelty is more common than loyalty, and death is always waiting in the shadows. Her only chance to survive this is by convincing a Fae prince to let her follow him. A handsome and brooding male with more secrets than he has scars who’s only interested in the shadow magic Maeve can wield. No matter how many smoldering looks and spine-tingling touches they share, the secrets that separate them could be too much. In a world where love is a weakness and secrets can kill, sometimes it’s not the strongest person that wins. Sometimes it’s the one who’s willing to sacrifice the most. Shade of Ruin is the first book in a romantasy duet perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Raven Kennedy, Rebecca Yarros, and Penn Cole. It’s a slow-burn romance featuring a morally gray hero, and a smart, strong, and sassy heroine where nothing is what it seems, and everyone has secrets. The duet ends in an HEA, but this book does not.