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Storm Born
374 pages
A snarky, action-packed descent into a dangerous fairy realm where the magic is dark and the love interests are even darker.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping right back into the golden era of gritty, high-stakes urban fantasy. It moves at a brisk, unapologetic clip, propelled by a protagonist whose dry sarcasm and pragmatic worldview act as a shield against the terrifying, darkly magical world she navigates. The atmosphere is steeped in danger and sensuality, balancing visceral combat scenes with intense, morally complicated romantic tension. The prose is punchy and conversational, keeping you anchored in the heroine's cynical headspace even as the supernatural elements grow increasingly wild and surreal. It is a perfect fit for readers who love their magic with a sharp edge, their heroines armed to the teeth, and their love interests dangerously seductive and ethically gray.
- Mood
- gritty
- sensual
- dangerous
- darkly magical
- Tone
- snarky
- pragmatic
- steamy
- cynical
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- embracing hidden darkness · burden of destiny · dangerous attractions · navigating supernatural politics
- The writing
- Punchy, conversational, and driven by a dry, sarcastic first-person narrative voice.
- The arc
- Moves from cynical, solitary detachment to a reluctant, messy acceptance of her own dark power and complicated desires.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic urban fantasy featuring unapologetically tough heroines, morally gray love interests, and plenty of supernatural action.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- violence and gore
- kidnapping
- manipulation and magical coercion
About the book
Just typical. No love life to speak of for months, then all at once, every horny creature in the Otherworld wants to get in your pants... Eugenie Markham is a powerful shaman who does a brisk trade banishing spirits and fey who cross into the mortal world. Mercenary, yes, but a girl’s got to eat. Her most recent case, however, is enough to ruin her appetite. Hired to find a teenager who has been taken to the Otherworld, Eugenie comes face to face with a startling prophecy—one that uncovers dark secrets about her past and claims that Eugenie’s first-born will threaten the future of the world as she knows it. Now Eugenie is a hot target for every ambitious demon and Otherworldy ne’er-do-well, and the ones who don’t want to knock her up want her dead. Eugenie handles a Glock as smoothly as she wields a wand, but she needs some formidable allies for a job like this. She finds them in Dorian, a seductive fairy king with a taste for bondage, and Kiyo, a gorgeous shape-shifter who redefines animal attraction. But with enemies growing bolder and time running out, Eugenie realizes that the greatest danger is yet to come, and it lies in the dark powers that are stirring to life within her...
Description from Open Library.
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