One Dark Window (The Shepherd King #1)
Rachel Gillig
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· 356 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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- gifted/super-heroine 18
- m-f romance 18
- fake relationship 17
- high fantasy 16
- enemies to lovers 16
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- warlord/commander hero 15
- paranormal 13
- grumpy/cold hero 13
- dangerous heroine 13
- royal hero 11
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- first person pov 9
- tortured hero 6
- slow burn 6
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- historical 3
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- past abuse 6
- abuse 5
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The 'The Shepherd King' series
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