{"product_id":"shadow-ward-and-light-thalara-voss-9798249114473","title":"Shadow-Ward and Light: A Dark Fae Romantasy: Forbidden Magic, Deadly Trials, and a Prince Bound to Kill the Girl He's Falling For","description":"\u003cb\u003eLooking for a Dark Romantasy where the Shadow Prince is bound by blood oath to kill the girl he's falling for?\u003c\/b\u003e He's scarred by duty, haunted by his murdered mother, and utterly lethal. His protection? Forbidden and all-consuming: \u003ci\u003e\"I should kill you right now. Instead, I'll teach you to survive-and pray the oath doesn't force my hand.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey came for me in the dead of night, and my world became trials I wasn't meant to survive.\u003c\/b\u003e I'm dragged to the Obsidian Palace-human, powerless, already dead. The Shadow Queen's trials are spectacle. Fifteen enter. One lives. But I'm hiding magic the kingdom burned to extinction centuries ago. \u003ci\u003eLightbringer magic.\u003c\/i\u003e Forbidden. Hunted. And the brutal trials meant to break me might be what finally sets it free. \u003cb\u003eHe's supposed to execute me the moment I manifest.\u003c\/b\u003e Prince Caelan Nightshade-the Queen's perfect weapon. Ruthless. Controlled. Blood-oathed to end any surviving Lightbringer without mercy. Instead, he trains me in secret.\u003cbr\u003eGuides my forbidden magic.\u003cbr\u003eTouches me like he's memorizing the shape of what he'll have to destroy. \u003ci\u003e\"You remind me what it feels like to have hope,\"\u003c\/i\u003e he says, his hands scarred from the oath that will eventually kill me. \u003ci\u003e\"And I had forgotten.\"\u003c\/i\u003e We're playing a game where discovery means death. Where every stolen moment in the shadows pulls us closer to the choice neither of us wants to make: \u003cb\u003eEach other-or the kingdom that demands our loyalty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who crave: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Morally gray Shadow Prince who HATES what he's become\u003cbr\u003e- Powerless heroine to forbidden power awakening\u003cbr\u003e- Enemies-to-lovers slow burn that INCINERATES\u003cbr\u003e- Forced proximity and secret training sessions\u003cbr\u003e- \"I should kill you but I won't\" tension\u003cbr\u003e- Blood oaths, deadly trials, Fae court brutality\u003cbr\u003e- He falls first AND harder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you devoured \u003ci\u003eFourth Wing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom Blood and Ash\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eA Court of Thorns and Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, this addictive dark romantasy will consume you.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDUAL POV\u003c\/b\u003e - Aria \u0026amp; Caelan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMPLETE STORY\u003c\/b\u003e with HEA (series continues in Book Two)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPICE LEVEL: \u003c\/b\u003e Explicit romantic content with 2 detailed on-page scenes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContent Warning (18+): \u003c\/b\u003e Violence, deadly trials, blood magic, execution scenes, mature themes, and explicit romantic content. This book contains a morally gray MMC who is genuinely conflicted (not toxic), and an FMC who refuses to stay powerless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook One of The Cinder Crown Chronicles 87,000 words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thalara Voss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249114473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Thalara Voss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172503920895,"sku":"9798249114473","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadow-ward-and-light-thalara-voss-9798249114473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}