Soul Magic · #1
Shaedes of Power
The beginning of a spicy, fae, enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy about one magic-wielding woman's path to self-discovery in a series perfect for fans of LJ Andrews, Laura Thalassa, and Holly Black.
How many pieces of your soul can you give away… before you break?
In a faerie hierarchy built upon one’s ability to produce specific, color-driven magic, Opal is an outcast, and on the cusp of giving up on her future at court.
While visiting the human realm, she witnesses a dark magic shadow beast attack a human—a beast which should have been forever imprisoned in the Shadowlands. Upon her return home to the faerie realm, she finds the Shaede Palace in chaos, the vampiric Dark Princes ready to start a war over old wounds and court prejudices, and a revolving door of impossible choices.
Join Opal on her path to self-discovery and a quest to save her realm, all while she navigates a passionate romance with the charming human she manages to save from the shadow beast, and the seductive Dark Prince who captures her and wants to show her a whole new world in the shadows.
It will take everything Opal has to find her way through the darkness, but with the help of her friends and the histories of her people, she might just discover spells that can change the world.
Shaedes of Power is the first in a new Romantasy series written for dark romance lovers who enjoy spice, complicated characters, epic world-building, and a unique magic system.
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In a realm where magic isn't just cast—it's bled, bartered, and bound by the soul—power is more curse than gift.
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The Soul Magic series drags readers beneath the surface of a fractured fae world where every spell has a price, and even the shadows come alive with intent. At its center is Opal, a half-fae soulweaver whose magic defies tradition and terrifies those who would keep her in chains. Marked by exile and raised outside the rigid hierarchies of fae society, she returns not to find belonging, but to dismantle the truths she once believed were sacred.
What begins as survival in Shaedes of Power twists into something deeper: a reckoning with ancient magic, monstrous allies, and a bond that demands more than loyalty. The series explores the seductive edge of forbidden power and the aching loneliness of being too much for one world, not enough for another. Every page pulses with tension—between light and shadow, love and betrayal, freedom and fate.
Crafted with haunting prose and an atmosphere steeped in danger and desire, this dark fantasy romance offers readers a world as emotionally charged as it is richly imagined. With its layered characters, morally gray dynamics, and a magic system tied intimately to identity, this series invites readers to question what makes someone monstrous—and whether that's always a bad thing.
For those drawn to the allure of shadowy realms, soul-deep stakes, and romance wrapped in ruin, this series doesn't just tell a story—it dares you to feel it.
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