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Shadows so Cruel

by Liv Zander

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Court of Ravens #2
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll experience a feral, cathartic release through intense angst and a hard-won polyamorous HEA that defies traditional romance norms.

Synopsis

More painful than love… are the secrets that bind and divide us. Adrift in a sky shadowed by war, We seek, we ache, Searching for the woman who fled us. We shattered her heart, but she unfurled her feathers, Our sweetheart, our little dove, Escaping our talons on pure white wings. One of us soars over battlements, Haunted by past mistakes, Vowing never to repeat them. The other storms through walls of stone and hatred, Eager to destroy the shackles of his past, Determined to shackle her to him instead. Forever. Loyalties are torn. Friendships are tested. Among the chaos, one claim stands irrefutably: We will get her back. She will be ours. Come home to us, white Raven. Shadows so Cruel is a full-length dark fantasy romance novel, and book two in the Court of Ravens duet. The two-part story features two morally gray raven shifters, a young woman at the mercy of their shadows, and a HEA. This world contains dark elements, violence, and themes some may find disturbing. Readers can find more detailed information on the author's website. What this book doesn't contain is a hero - because villains do it better. And two do it better than one…

At a Glance

4.03 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingWHY CHOOSE / REVERSE HAREM
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

captive romancedark romanceforced proximity

Mood

darkintenseangstybroodingseductive

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.03 ★

Page Count

482 pages

Published

2023

Primary Genre

Dark Romance

Pairing

WHY CHOOSE / REVERSE HAREM

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Shaina Summerville|Tor Thom|Tommy Fuller

Narrator Count

Multiple

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: damaged survivor sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

animalistic / primal sign in to unlock

sexual assaultdeathgraphic violencekidnappingtorturetraumaviolencecaptivitydubious consentgrief

World & Setting

grimdark / dark fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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