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Slaying the Shadow Prince
Mortal Enemies to Monster Lovers #5
Slaying the Shadow Prince (2023)
Drue Emmerson wants vengeance, and she has good reason for it. Once a noblewoman and now a ranger, she has lost her family to the shadow wraiths ravaging her kingdom and has devoted herself to hunting the creatures that destroyed her life. That mission gives Slaying the Shadow Prince its driving force from the start: grief turned into purpose, in a realm already on the brink of ruin.
The story shifts when Drue is forced into dangerous proximity with Talemir, a figure positioned not as a safe ally but as a monstrous enemy. From there, the book leans into enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance, with the tension coming from war, attraction, and the problem of trusting someone tied to everything Drue has sworn to destroy. It can be read as a prequel connected to The Legends of Thezmarr, but it works on its own as a darker fantasy romance with monster-hunter energy, high emotional stakes, and a world shaped by violence and looming collapse.