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He came to destroy me. Now he is mine. Shadowbound.

Shadowbound is a steamy enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance featuring:

A dominant vampire sorceress

A proud, submissive paladin hero

Sex-Magic training, and power exchange

A high-stakes quest through a sensual, magical world

Fated mates tension with dark spice and deep feels

If you love romantasy, magical kink, enemies to lovers, and powerful heroines who take what they want, this book is for you.

Foreword

If you have read the first two books in this series, I want to make it clear this isn’t Amy’s book, though I do want to write that in the future. This book takes place in an alternate universe where the Dark Fey are called NightBorn and live in a land where it is magically always nighttime. I feel like there are many worlds that include the Fey and I love to write about them in all their variations.

The other thing you need to know about this book is that it has Femdom themes. If you’re not sure what that is, it means that the woman leads in the bedroom. I happen to enjoy writing this particular kink but I know not everyone enjoys reading it. So if you don’t like the idea of a woman taking charge of spicy times, this might not be the book for you. However, if you’re on the fence and you’ve never read this kind of book before, let me urge you to give it a try. You never can tell—you might unlock a new kink that will rock your world and change your life forever. ; )

Hugs and Happy Reading!

Evangeline

May 2025

Prologue

Alaric Brightsword

Paladin of Solaris

Oathsworn Servant of the GodKing

“Come, Paladin—the GodKing will see you now.”

I nod at the Royal Guard and stride into the audience chamber, my ceremonial armor clanking. The sunlight falling from the high windows above lights the golden Celestial runes etched on the silver metal like lines of fire. It is a fitting look—I alone among my generation wield The Celestial Fire. I alone am indwelled by the Holy Flames.

Not that I’m proud of my status—I didn’t choose the Fire—it chose me. From a very early age, I knew what my vocation must be.

My metal boots clang against the flagstones and I come to a stop about a meter from the dais where the GodKing’s throne is located. He, too, is bathed in sunlight, thanks to a skylight cut into the arching stone above him.

Here in Solaris, we are lovers of the light. The beams of the sun fall upon the GodKing, making his snowy hair seem even whiter and lighting his craggy face. I lower myself to one knee before him.

I remember the first time I bowed before this throne—it was ten years ago and the GodKing still had streaks of brown in his hair. I was just a young knight then but still, he honored me. I am oathsworn to the man upon the throne—I would do anything for him.

“Paladin…Alaric.” He nods at me, his faded blue eyes sweeping over my armor. “It is very good to see you again, my boy,” he says. “I have a quest for you.”

My heart leaps. Things have been quiet lately with our enemies—the NightBorn of Nocturna. It’s been too long since I went to battle.

“Yes, my GodKing,” I say. “What can I do for you? What quest would you have me complete?”

“A very important one—perhaps more important than any before it,” he says. He leans forward, his bunched knuckles tightening as his arthritic fingers grip the golden arms of his throne. “My boy, I would have you search out and bring to me The Heart of the Eclipse.”

My eyebrows shoot up.

“But my Lord—I thought that was just a legend?”

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