Drained

He helped monsters steal her magic. Now, she'll take his heart.

I shiver with every creak in the floorboards, wondering which hungry monster will slink through my chamber door and grab me in the dark. The lord of the manor, come to coax the magic from me with careful words and gentle touches? His fearsome daughter, who rips out my spells with an iron grasp, then fills me with her poison? Or will it be the human guardsman whose ravenous stare and vile tongue make my heart pound in unexpected ways?

To each of them, I'm prey.

All my devastating magic is useless against creatures powered by it. I'll never escape. Not without becoming a monster myself.

And what a monster I would make.

Drained starts the Seeds and Shadows trilogy, a romantic dark fantasy series featuring spell-sucking monsters, powerful nature magic, armed scoundrels, and romance that's more spicy than sweet. Its villains wield energy-draining swords, puddles to hell, supernatural vomit, and hungry, manipulative caresses. Its good guys, well... There aren't any. This story is for readers who think fires burn hottest between enemies and brightest in the dark.

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