Ruled by Shadows

Her greatest strength lies in embracing her shadow. A young woman with a dangerous secret finds herself hunted after coming into possession of a magical talisman. She must face the darkness, and who she really is, or there's no going home. Dive into this completed Romantic Fantasy series full of adventure, peril, and epic, spicy romance. Lilia is a shifter—yet she lives in a world where her kind has been hunted to near extinction. Desperate to escape her small-minded village, and ignoring her mother's warnings, she moves to a bustling port for a fresh start. But her new life and real identity are put at risk when an enigmatic stranger leaves a charm-stone in her safekeeping. What appears to be a humble hag stone—used by folk to ward off evil spirits—is really a powerful talisman. One that a secret brotherhood has spent five-hundred years searching for. On an epic journey into danger and discovery, Lilia flees assassins who hunt the stone. Two men travel with her, both pledging to protect her. But which one can she trust? And all the while, the shadows are deepening and an ancient evil risks being unleashed upon the world. — (Note: RULED BY SHADOWS, Book #1 of The Light and Darkness series contains a standalone romance, with a complete story and no cliff-hangers. However, it also forms part of a three-book series with a continuing, over-arching, Fantasy story line.)