“Lesson one: A dragon will always catch you when you fall.”
Months have passed since Opal returned to the Shaede Court after defeating the Night Prince and experiencing the epic loss of her family. While so many things seem like they are falling into place for the High Shaedes, Opal must now navigate the dueling affections of her charming faerie lover, Farris, and Edmyn, the handsome and relentless Moon King.
In addition to dealing with all the complications that are revealed about her magical bond, dragons have come out of isolation and attacked the Night Court for no known reason, leaving the faerie realm both puzzled and crippled with fear. Add some drama with the faerie-worshipping wizards in the south and some unusual nightmares plaguing her best friend, and the hard-won peace that Opal and her friends thought they’d achieved begins to quickly unravel, leading them to places they have never been before.
What begins as a journey to discover the truth in Opal’s heart, quickly transforms into a high stakes quest, which involves a magical rock hunt, dragons with bad attitudes, wizards who become family, and a spicy love triangle that wants to be so much more. Welcome back to the Seam, where magic abounds, dysfunction festers, and love grows.
Shaedes of Fire is the second book in the Soul Magic Series, and will delight all lovers of dark romantasy, complicated characters, colorful world building, and epic magic. This is the hangover cure to the Fourth Wing and ACOTAR series!
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In a realm where magic isn't just cast—it's bled, bartered, and bound by the soul—power is more curse than gift.
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The Soul Magic series drags readers beneath the surface of a fractured fae world where every spell has a price, and even the shadows come alive with intent. At its center is Opal, a half-fae soulweaver whose magic defies tradition and terrifies those who would keep her in chains. Marked by exile and raised outside the rigid hierarchies of fae society, she returns not to find belonging, but to dismantle the truths she once believed were sacred.
What begins as survival in Shaedes of Power twists into something deeper: a reckoning with ancient magic, monstrous allies, and a bond that demands more than loyalty. The series explores the seductive edge of forbidden power and the aching loneliness of being too much for one world, not enough for another. Every page pulses with tension—between light and shadow, love and betrayal, freedom and fate.
Crafted with haunting prose and an atmosphere steeped in danger and desire, this dark fantasy romance offers readers a world as emotionally charged as it is richly imagined. With its layered characters, morally gray dynamics, and a magic system tied intimately to identity, this series invites readers to question what makes someone monstrous—and whether that's always a bad thing.
For those drawn to the allure of shadowy realms, soul-deep stakes, and romance wrapped in ruin, this series doesn't just tell a story—it dares you to feel it.
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