Painted in Shadows
Leah Ryan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
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· 7 ratings · 287 pages · Published: 10 Aug 2025
He rules the city’s underworld. She just painted his face for all to see.
Olivia has always been the odd one out—too talkative, too curious, too strange for a city where shadows swallow the unwise. Her art is the only thing she trusts, and when she paints the face of a man she’s never met, she doesn’t realize she’s made a mistake people die for.
Ruvan is the most feared man in the city, the shadow-wielding king of its criminal empire. No one outside his inner circle has ever seen his face and lived. But one look at Olivia’s painting, and he knows two someone has betrayed him… and killing her is the last thing he wants to do.
Drawn into Ruvan’s dangerous world, Olivia finds herself tangled in rival syndicates, whispered betrayals, and a magnetic pull toward the very man she should fear. But light draws shadow—and when the truth about her rare magic comes to light, it might be the spark that destroys them both.
Perfect for fans of dark, slow-burn fantasy romance, Painted in Shadow delivers a grumpy crime lord, a sunshine artist, and a city where power is painted in blood.
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