Cover of Shadow's Passion (Shadow Warder #0.5)

Shadow's Passion

Molle McGregor

Shadow Warder

paranormal romance(309)

A revenge-driven assassin and an exiled healer team up to hunt demons — and fall harder than either expected.

Content Warnings
violence/gore

Description

He lived for vengeance, until he met her. Now he has to choose-revenge or love?Exiled by her people after an accidental death, Celeste's power is so unstable the elegant Shadow healer is considered a deadly menace. Fifty years of isolation have left her a little lonely. And more than a little bored. When a nearby family falls victim to demon infection, she decides to go hunting. Without backup, it won't be long before the demons are hunting her. A dangerous assassin, Gabe has better things to do than save a Shadow from her own reckless behavior. Like find the demon who killed his brother. Sure, the Shadow is gorgeous, alluring, and she needs his help. But he can't afford to get distracted. Everything changes the second he spies his brother's killer among the demons after Celeste. Now, nothing will tear him from her side. Gabe is dangerous and secretive. He's also a skilled fighter and sexy as hell. Celeste knows better than to team up with a Warder, but she's not sure she cares. It's been a long dry spell since her exile. Neither of them expects their fling to turn into something more. But when Gabe's past catches up with him, he learns that his brother's murder was just the beginning. A new evil is rising, and its sights are set on Celeste. Now Gabe has to make a choice: revenge or love?

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