One Dark Window (The Shepherd King #1)
Rachel Gillig
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
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· 638 ratings · 419 pages · Published: 27 Sep 2022
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.
Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
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- fantasy 53
- magic 45
- mystery 41
- new adult 30
- suspense 29
- gifted/super-heroine 29
- m-f romance 29
- fake relationship 25
- high fantasy 24
- warlord/commander hero 24
- competent heroine 22
- enemies to lovers 21
- dangerous heroine 21
- paranormal 19
- grumpy/cold hero 18
- tortured heroine 18
- monsters 17
- royal hero 17
- independent heroine 16
- forced proximity 15
- tortured hero 15
- slow burn 12
- angst 11
- political/court intrigue 10
- sweet/gentle hero 9
- friends to lovers 7
- hurt/comfort 6
- caretaking 6
- dark romance 4
- historical 2
- insta-love 2
- height difference 1
- found family 1
- horror 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 16
- abuse 12
- past abuse 12
- graphic violence 8
- third party abuse 7
- torture of mcs 5
- past child neglect 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- first person pov 19
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The 'The Shepherd King' series
4.32 · 1109 ratings
hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · slow burn · friends to lovers · high fantasy · angst · tortured hero · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse · caretaking · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · past-child-neglect · graphic-violence · open-door · cold hero · audiobook · m-f · political-intrigue
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