#shadowfall

Shadowfall by Iris Foxglove (Immortals Descending #2)

It is said the demon in the well will give you your heart's desire…for a price.

When Declan's prince and best friend, Arwyn, goes seeking the demon for himself, he surprises Declan by leaping into the demon’s well. But when Declan pulls him out, it isn't Arwyn he rescued, but a demon wearing his skin. No one believes Declan that Arwyn's soul has been corrupted by the shadow in the well, and with Arwyn taking up arms against the king's fleet by becoming a pirate, all that matters is stopping him.

When Arwyn offers him a terrible bargain, Declan agrees, hoping it will finally give him the truth about what happened to his prince…and a chance to find the man he'd loved since childhood.

But Arwyn isn’t a demon. He’s a god, and he is very, very good at knowing what people really want. He is convinced that for Declan, it isn't the prince who went into the water that has captivated him…but the shadow that came out of it.

Romance, fantasy, secondary world, adult

The Alliance Trilogy (Sneak, Liar, Traitor) by E. Jade Lomax

A century ago, the general chosen to lead the armies of the Nerian Alliance against their shared enemies deposed the allied kings he served.

With loyal soldiers behind him, the general conquered their three kingdoms in the name of unity and strength.

Now, the vast swathe of land that was the Alliance is known simply as Neria. The old borders and the old ways are forgotten— by most.

This is the story of a princess called Sasha and a rebel named Andrea, neither of whom are as righteous as they think they are.

It is the story of Will, an ambitious amateur spy, and Gabrielle, the equally ambitious youngest princess, who are not as smart as they think they are.

This is Gregory’s story, about a shy young mountain lad who is not as useless as he thinks, who is not as harmless as he thinks.

They all have a long way to go.