Heir of Illusion: The Verran Isles Series Book 1 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781638934783)

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"Bursting with angst, longing, and sizzling banter." --Stacia Stark, New York Times bestselling author of We Who Will Die

An alliance between enemies. A weapon of untold power. And a bond that could rewrite fate.

Fall into the viral, propulsive dark romantasy everyone is reading. A fae assassin with the power of illusion, sworn to a king she despises. An enigmatic grim reaper, searching for freedom. Enemies collide in an unlikely alliance, brimming with desire and destruction.

Print edition includes a special bonus chapter from Thorne's perspective!

She is not the pet they tamed.

Blessed with the power of illusion, Iverson Pomeroy has many tricks up her sleeve. However, none of them are a match for the enchanted collar at her throat that keeps her bound as assassin and mistress to a ruthless king. Forced to play the role of his obedient pet, she plots in secret to destroy him and claim the freedom she has always been denied.

She is the beast they let inside.

When a mysterious reaper, Thorne, arrives in the city with his sights set on the same weapon Ivy needs--the only artifact that can remove her collar--she must decide how far she's willing to go.

And she will show no mercy.

With a tenuous alliance tying them together, Ivy learns there is more to her reluctant companion than meets the eye... He sparks her curiosity and ignites dangerous desires within her. But will the secrets they harbor destroy each other? And does it even matter, when anyone who so much as touches Thorne dies?

Print edition includes a special bonus chapter from Thorne's perspective!

Tropes: Enemies to lovers / Shadow daddy / Female assassin / Who did this to you / Unlikely alliance / He falls first / Banter / Touch her and die / Slow burn / Morally gray MMC

Author: Madeline Taylor
ISBN-10: 1638934789
ISBN-13: 9781638934783
Publisher: Slowburn
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2026
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback