Spells & Shadows

Roses are beautiful but their thorns can be deadly... Kidnapped as a child by a shifter clan, Christy Daine was later sent to live in the human world. But her more than ten years amongst the humans hasn't erased her fear of those that tried to kill her. That's where her bodyguard, Ronan, comes in. He's everything Christy needs, so much so that their passionate relationship is worth the risk to their lives.
In the ancient city of Arkadia, Ella Noran and her team are on the hunt for artefacts and to discover the truth about the city's destruction long ago. When Ella stumbles upon a buried gateway, she unleashes the Esrac, a vampire species that nearly wiped out the Ancients. And only her ex-boyfriend can help her defeat them. For centuries, the city of Ormere has existed on a knife's edge. A band of outlaws known as the Amaranthine has kept the peace while the Order of Sorcerers disperses their dark magic amongst the city's people.
But Agent Kaylan Avilion won't stand for it. When an attempted sting on a criminal sorcerer goes bad, Kaylan's fiancé Elijah pays the tragic consequences.