Whispers of Dust & Darkness

Shadow & Bone meets ACOTAR with an epic quest in this dark fantasy romance about a magic realm on the brink of rebellion and the woman who must save it from a sinister king. Perfect for fans of books like One Dark Window, Mistborn, and A Darker Shade of Magic, as well as listeners who love high fantasy filled with curses, secrets, and betrayals.

In 1800s New York, Ophelia Dannan is suffocated by the vigilance of her watchful family. She craves freedom from their onerous farm, unaware that she is being hidden there from a sinister king of Magus—a realm where magic is slowly dying, enslaved to the monarchy.

A scholar, a smuggler, and a soldier have sworn to protect Ophelia from the armies that hunt the woman who's unlike anyone in the worlds. Driven by their own motivations, Rune, Hart, and Falcon shepherd her between realms, and time periods, in a perilous game of hide-and-seek, all the while stealing her memories, as if living in the dark will keep what's locked inside her safe.

But the four can’t outrun their enemies forever. As armies give chase across worlds and a dark force rises to further threaten the kingdom of Magus, loyalties, love, and sacred friendships unravel. To keep their kingdom, and each other, from falling into darkness, they will have to face the fears and feelings growing deep beneath the surface, and a powerful new enemy no one’s certain how to conquer.