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Rain of Shadows and Endings

by Melissa K. Roehrich

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Legacy #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll be consumed by the intense, angsty tension of a morally gray romance that makes you question everything while keeping you utterly addicted.

Synopsis

Of all the worlds and life they created, the gods favored their children the most. But with that favor came the fear that their Legacy would one day become too powerful and overthrow them. Devram was created. A realm hidden amongst the stars. The gods gave their Legacy the best of all the worlds, and then they left, a sworn agreement to never return and to never interfere. Forced to a life of servitude, the Fae are required to provide for the Legacy in more ways than one. Every five years, the eligible Fae are gathered for the Selection and assigned to serve in one of the six Kingdoms. To be chosen as the personal Source for a Kingdom Heir is the greatest honor, and for the first time in a millennia, all six Kingdoms have heirs choosing a Source. But their selections could tip the power balance a little too far. Tessalyn Asura was as forgotten as the realm. But when she finds herself the personal Source to the Heir of Endings, she winds up serving in the darkest Kingdom of them all . The secrets within the Arius Kingdom are meant to be learned and kept, but this was never the life she wanted. Fighting not only the fate thrust upon her, but the temptation to lose herself to desire, Tessa will do anything to escape her new destiny. Until she starts to realize maybe their world wasn’t as forgotten as they thought, and maybe she’s the reason why. Rain of Shadows and Endings is book one in The Legacy Series and ends on a cliffhanger. This is new adult dark fantasy romance series and includes elements that may be triggering to some readers.

At a Glance

4.01 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

captive romanceforced proximityhidden identityadventure romancebully romance

Mood

angstymysteriousintensedarksuspenseful

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.01 ★

Page Count

670 pages

Published

2023

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Laura Horowitz|Christian Leatherman

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

darkdramaticatmosphericbrooding

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

A dark, brooding fae romance where cruel court politics and possessive obsession simmer in a gilded cage of magic and trauma.

Characters

FMC Archetype

damaged survivor

MMC Archetype

obsessive protectormorally graytortured soul

Relationship Dynamics

power imbalanceforbidden lovemutual piningfated matesclass differencenoble x commonerslow burn

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 4

Spice Style

intense / passionaterough / aggressive styleanimalistic / primal

Getting Steamy

jealous/possessive during intimacymarking hickeysrough but consensualpower exchange soft

Bringing the Heat

bondage/restraintrough/aggressive intimacypower exchangedubious consent elements
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World & Setting

World Type

fae realm / faerie courtshigh fantasymythological

Primary Setting

royal court / palaceacademy / campus

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

working class

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

When & Where to Read

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