The Darkness Within Us
Featuring spray-painted and stenciled edges, a metallic foil case stamp, detailed map endpapers, a deleted scene and a ribbon, The Darkness Between Us is a wickedly delightful companion novel to Tricia Levenseller's The Shadows Between Us.
Chrysantha Stathos has won.
By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautiful air-headed girl, she has gathered important secrets, earned her father’s constant care, and become a wealthy duchess—all by age nineteen. Now, she is only one elderly, dying duke away from having all the freedom, money, and safety she’s ever wanted.
Or so she thought.
Turns out her little sister somehow snatched the true victory away from her: Alessandra is wedding the Shadow King, the most powerful man in the world. Meanwhile, after the death of Chrysantha’s no-good, lecherous husband, a man claiming to be the duke’s estranged grandson turns up to inherit everything that should be hers.
Chrysantha is enraged. There is no way that she’s going to let some man take everything from her. Never mind that he’s extremely handsome and secretive and alluring with mysterious powers… No, Chrysantha wants Eryx Demos dead, and in the end, a Stathos girl always gets what she wants.
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Tricia Levenseller
Tricia Levenseller writes the kinds of stories that refuse to play by the rules. Whether her heroines are commanding pirate crews, plotting thrones, or forging weapons laced with magic, her worlds shimmer with danger and desire in equal measure. A #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, she has carved out a place at the forefront of romantasy, the space where fantasy adventure and slow-burn romance collide, each fueling the other.
Her path to publication was far from instant. Growing up in Oregon, she spent more time in imagined kingdoms than in the real one, scribbling down adventures that stretched far beyond her backyard. After studying English Language and Editing, she thought she might work behind the scenes polishing others’ stories. Instead, after several early manuscripts and more than a few rejections, she discovered her own voice, the sharp, witty, morally gray edge that would define her debut, Daughter of the Pirate King. That novel and its sequel, Daughter of the Siren Queen, quickly won her a devoted readership, proving that swashbuckling heroines still have the power to capture hearts.
The Shadows Between Us
The Shadows Between Us consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

