Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Au sein d'une famille gouvernée par des femmes, Claudie et son frère vivent dans l'insouciance et la fantaisie, sous l'égide d'une mère jeune, jolie et brillante. Un jour, le frère et la soeur apprennent brutalement que leur mère n'est ni une fée ni un ange, mais tout simplement une femme entretenue. Humiliés, mais non révoltés, les deux enfants, devenus lucides, s'évaderont peu à peu de leur adolescence heureuse et mensongère. Traité par touches précises, ce récit, qui pourrait être amer, sait rester allègre et souriant. Et il y a là un ton.

Paranormal Romance - slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads. A fated-mates paranormal romance of a marriage of convenience, public humiliation, a fake engagement, and the truth love couldn't hide. In the glittering Sun Court, where shadows are outlawed and magic burns bright, a hidden shadow-weaver risks everything to save her best friend from the executioner's block. Forced into a dangerous alliance with the ruthless captain who hunts her kind, she must navigate a treacherous web of lies, betrayal, and a fake engagement that blurs the lines between duty and desire. When the captain discovers her secret, he offers an impossible choice: marry him and help him find a forbidden artifact, or watch her friend die. But as the fake engagement deepens into something real, the truth threatens to consume them both-and the shadow-weaver must decide if love is worth the ultimate sacrifice. Tropes: fated mates, marriage of convenience, fake engagement, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, public humiliation, only one bed, touch her and die, found family, slow burn with tension. Series: The Ashen Court. Read next: Book 2, A Throne of Ember and Bone, where the stakes rise and the past catches up. Amazon KDP listing for A Court of Shadow and Smoke: a shadow-weaver hiding in the Sun Court's archives must team up with the captain hunting her kind to find a forbidden artifact, all while protecting her healer best friend from execution. The captain is relentless, the artifact is hidden, and the clock is ticking. When the shadow-weaver is exposed in a public humiliation that strips her of all pretense, the captain offers her a lifeline: a fake engagement to shield her from the Sun Court's wrath, in exchange for her help navigating the dark underbelly of the realm. But the marriage of convenience comes with a price-the captain is her fated mate, and the bond they share is a secret that could destroy them both. As they grow closer, the lines between enemies and lovers blur, and the shadow-weaver must confront the truth that love couldn't hide. The complication: the artifact is not just a relic-it is a key to a power that could shatter the Sun Court and unleash chaos across all realms. The captain is torn between his duty to his kingdom and his growing feelings for the woman he was sent to destroy. The impossible choice: save her friend and lose herself, or embrace the shadow and risk everything for a love that might not survive. Tropes readers will love: fated mates, marriage of convenience, fake engagement, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, public humiliation, only one bed, touch her and die, found family, slow burn with tension. Series: The Ashen Court. Read next: Book 2, A Throne of Ember and Bone, where the stakes rise and the past catches up. A Court of Shadow and Smoke is a standalone paranormal romance with a satisfying HEA, but the series continues with more fated-mates, marriage of convenience, and fake engagement tropes in the treacherous world of the Ashen Court. Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.