Shadows Claim the Light

Once, the God of Darkness lost the war for the woman he loved.

Now, choosing each other may cost them everything.

As the armies of Chaos gather, Rada and Noctis fight to protect the fragile peace they carved from the ruins of their past. But when one of the Ten discovers that Noctis still lives, her silence comes at a price: a blood oath binding him to protect Rada with his life—even if it awakens the Fallen One he buried deep within to keep her safe.

Driven into the wilds by their enemies, Noctis must reclaim his dragons and confront the man he once was: the ruthless warlord who would have burned kingdoms to crown Rada his queen … and who may not be as dead as he believed.

Dragged back into mortal courts where she was once worshipped as the Starqueen—and is now branded a traitor for her forbidden bond with Noctis—Rada faces a different war, one in which daring to love him could damn her all over again.

The Chaos Crown is in enemy hands. The Veil between worlds is tearing. And the realm’s only hope lies in the lost power of Light and Darkness they once shared.

But to wield it again, Rada and Noctis must risk the one thing neither of them can bear to lose: each other.

Shadows Claim the Light is the second book in the Darkness Births the Stars series, continuing Rada and Noctis’s epic, tension-filled romance as the banished queen and the fallen God of Darkness struggle to overcome centuries of betrayal, reclaim the power they once shared, and choose each other—even if doing so condemns them both and the world.

Perfect for fans of The Book of Azrael, When the Moon Hatched, Gild, and Heavenly Bodies.