Ties of Shadow

A vengeful shadow. An obliging noblewoman. A mangled kingdom. Aelia is everything a noble woman should be - graceful, lovely and quiet, but as a motherless, magicless foreigner she often treated as a well-dressed servant. Helping her father make the queen's healing potions becomes harder as the Fire Prince battles off the violent shadow attacks from their enemy, the Shade. The battles poison the land, and the herbs to save the queen are drying out. Aelia will do anything to save her... or so she thought.

When the prince's prophecy demands her life to save the kingdom, instead of becoming the ultimate sacrifice, she flees. With nowhere else to go to hide she runs right to Death himself. But bleeding on the Shade's doorstep may be her greatest mistake. Menacing and self-assured the dark lord may be yet another master demanding her servitude.

Aelia swore she'd never be fooled again, but the Shade seems to be more than the shadows that he commands. When new monsters attack from the deep, and a new potion is discovered Aelia must decide: what is she willing to sacrifice to save herself, to save the queen, to save the Shade?

Ties of Shadow is book 6 in Tethered Hearts, a multi-author series of no spice fantasy romances. Each standalone story features a magical bond that forces the couple to discover how much they are willing to sacrifice for the sake of love.