She will do anything to save him. She’ll kill anyone who stands in her way.
Dark Cathedral no longer lurks in the shadows, no longer exists only as a whispered rumor, half-believed by any but the sect’s followers. Everyone in Magique sees them now. And those who cross their paths, especially those in government, magical enforcement, or one of the royal families, is given a stark choice: join us, or be enslaved forever.
Refuse to listen, and a faceless warrior in a golden mask metes out judgment on the spot. So far, no Magical who’s faced him has left the battlefield alive.
To Leda, the reports are as painful as they are irrelevant. She cares about nothing but finding him and bringing him back, before there’s nothing left of him to save. With what friends she has left, and members of the Golden Sun, she goes after him again and again, following every rumor, every sighting, in a desperate attempt to bring him back.
Then Malefic approaches Leda with an offer she can’t refuse.
Meanwhile, Malefic never stops advancing his own goal, to unite the human and Magical worlds in a ritual unlike anything seen in either for thousands of years.
For fans of:
Dark Cathedral no longer lurks in the shadows, no longer exists only as a whispered rumor, half-believed by any but the sect’s followers. Everyone in Magique sees them now. And those who cross their paths, especially those in government, magical enforcement, or one of the royal families, is given a stark choice: join us, or be enslaved forever.
Refuse to listen, and a faceless warrior in a golden mask metes out judgment on the spot. So far, no Magical who’s faced him has left the battlefield alive.
To Leda, the reports are as painful as they are irrelevant. She cares about nothing but finding him and bringing him back, before there’s nothing left of him to save. With what friends she has left, and members of the Golden Sun, she goes after him again and again, following every rumor, every sighting, in a desperate attempt to bring him back.
Then Malefic approaches Leda with an offer she can’t refuse.
Meanwhile, Malefic never stops advancing his own goal, to unite the human and Magical worlds in a ritual unlike anything seen in either for thousands of years.
For fans of:
- dark academia (with adult characters)
enemies to lovers
spicy, spicy, spicy
‘touch her and die’ / ‘touch him and die’
slow burn, epic romance
dark and light magic
forced proximity
angsty, trapped, morally grey hero
secret identities
unique world and magical system
found family (ensemble cast)
plot twists, complicated political world, and big character reveals
lots of arguing :)
possessive, protective MMC and FMC
dark cults and hidden enemies
Serpent and Shadow is book four in the dark academia romance series with all adult characters, Bones and Shadow. Meet Leda Shadow, first hybrid to live in Magique in over a thousand years, and Caelum Bones, the prince prick of the magical university where she finds herself. This dark academia, enemies to lovers, romantasy series, Bones and Shadow, features all adult characters in a brand new world, filled with deadly creatures, dark sorcerers, invisible cities, ancient myths, animal spirits, dark magic, and cults obsessed with wiping out the human race.
Genre: Paranormal Romance