Put simply: it's the Slytherin romance we've all been waiting for. With a gripping mystery and layered characters, it's a glittering tale of love and the pursuit of power. The Shadows Between Us is my favorite kind of fantasy: dark, mesmerizing, and completely addictive. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen? 'Tricia Levenseller's latest, The Shadows Between Us, is a decadent and wickedly addictive fantasy, full of schemes and court intrigue, and delightful descriptions of food, which I am always a fan of.' -Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen-all while struggling not to lose her heart. But Alessandra's not the only one trying to kill the king.

Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she's going to do everything within her power to get it. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King's power.

And they never will.' Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:ģ) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. 'They've never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King, is back with an epic YA tale of ambition and love in The Shadows Between Us. About the Book Eighteen-year-old Alessandra Stathos, the second daughter of a minor nobleman, makes a plan to seduce, marry, and kill the king, then rule the world, and only love can stop her.

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