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Shield of winter
464 pages
A high-stakes paranormal romance where a blood-drenched assassin and a resilient empath find fierce, protective love at the edge of an apocalyptic abyss.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like standing on the edge of a frozen abyss while a slow, fierce fire builds at your back. It is a propulsive, emotionally intense paranormal romance that thrives on the stark contrast between cold, blood-drenched duty and the warm, defiant resilience of the spirit. The narrative plunges the reader into a shadowy, high-stakes atmosphere where a lethal contagion threatens everything, making the central romance feel both desperate and deeply necessary. The prose is dramatic and atmospheric, capturing the heavy weight of past trauma—including medical violation and the burden of taking lives—while slowly thawing into a story of profound healing. It is perfect for readers who devour stories of tortured, deadly protectors and the fiercely empathetic women who refuse to let them drown in their own darkness.
- Mood
- shadowy
- tense
- desperate
- emotionally charged
- Tone
- intense
- dramatic
- earnest
- romantic
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- healing from trauma · the burden of duty · protective love · redemption of the damned · finding light in darkness
- The writing
- Dramatic and atmospheric, leaning heavily into the stark contrasts between cold, shadowy darkness and fierce, emotional warmth.
- The arc
- Moves from blood-drenched isolation and the heavy weight of past trauma to a fierce, protective connection and hard-won redemption.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-stakes paranormal romance featuring tortured, deadly heroes and resilient, empathetic heroines fighting against apocalyptic odds.
Content notes
- medical trauma
- psychological violation
- violence and murder
- lethal contagion
About the book
Assassin. Soldier. Arrow. That is who Vasic is, who he will always be. His soul drenched in blood, his conscience heavy with the weight of all he’s done, he exists in the shadows, far from the hope his people can almost touch—if only they do not first drown in the murderous insanity of a lethal contagion. To stop the wave of death, Vasic must complete the simplest and most difficult mission of his life.
For if the Psy race is to survive, the empaths must wake...
Having rebuilt her life after medical “treatment” that violated her mind and sought to stifle her abilities, Ivy should have run from the black-clad Arrow with eyes of winter frost. But Ivy Jane has never done what she should. Now, she'll fight for her people, and for this Arrow who stands as her living shield, yet believes he is beyond redemption. But as the world turns to screaming crimson, even Ivy’s fierce will may not be enough to save Vasic from the cold darkness...
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