Marked

In a world where shadow magic is both feared and coveted, the Shadowborn walk a dangerous line between power and ruin. Each is marked with unique abilities that can cloak, bind, or destroy, gifts as deadly as they are alluring.Blair is fierce and stubborn, but lives a simple life as a teacher until she's forced into the path of Damien, a brooding blacksmith bound to shadows as much as to the ghosts of his past.Damien is everything she doesn't want: cold, distant, and infuriatingly unreadable. Yet fate traps them in forced proximity, where every sharp retort and lingering glance feeds a slow-burning fire neither can resist. She shines too brightly, he hides too deeply, and the tension between them threatens to unravel them both.As the world tightens its grip on the Shadowborn, enemies close in. Blair and Damien must navigate the pull of grumpy/sunshine banter, forbidden magic, and undeniable passion, a bond that could save them or burn the world down.Marked is a spicy romantasy perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J. Maas, filled with angst, dark romance, shadow magic, and the kind of love that is messy, dangerous, and all-consuming.