She was sent to kill the dragon lord. His stolen shadow knows the truth.
Avenna Ruskane has spent six years making the fae court's curses look like justice. She can read the direction and age of a curse, but she has never questioned who gets to write the story around it.Then the court orders her to execute Veyren Daskel, a dragon lord named as the source of every disaster beneath the Verdigris Court.
Veyren is not dead when Avenna reaches the execution bridge. He is wounded, hunted, and missing part of his own shadow. The court has been harvesting him for years, feeding his stolen magic into the green beryl that powers its walls. Worse, the seal on Avenna's order carries the signature of the Hollowing, a forbidden curse that removes a person's memory and replaces it with a safer lie.
When Avenna finds her own sister's name in the court's hidden ledger, the enemy beside her becomes the only person who can lead her beneath the mountain. Forced into shelter together, Avenna and Veyren must cross a dragon sanctuary, a memory cistern, and a prison built from stolen names while the First Curator turns the entire court against them.
But Veyren's shadow cannot be controlled, and Avenna's curse-sight cannot tell her whom to forgive. To break the Hollowing, they will have to choose truth over safety, consent over possession, and each other without pretending the past did not hurt.
Berylshade is a standalone adult fae and dragon enemies-to-lovers romance featuring a royal curse hunter, a wounded dragon lord, forced proximity, court conspiracy, sentient dragons, open-door intimacy, and a satisfying happily-ever-after.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Used availability for Sasha Leone's Berylshade