Queen of Shadows

A Dark Vampire Romance

By: Brynn Maddox

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She left him bleeding on a crumbling throne. The bond made sure she felt every moment of it.

Isolde fled the palace with proof of betrayal burning in her chest and Tiberian's heartbreak echoing through their connection like a wound that won't close. Now she leads the mortal rebellion from a frozen mountain stronghold, pretending she doesn't feel him reaching for her across the miles. Pretending she doesn't wake gasping from dreams that aren't hers.

But she's changing. Her death-touch is evolving into something darker. Something hungry. The curse she thought she understood is transforming her into the very thing she's fighting: a vampire queen with ice in her veins and power she can't control.

The realms are dying faster now. Reality bleeds at the edges. And when Tiberian's general is captured by enemies who want them both destroyed, Isolde has no choice but to work with him again. Even if it means sharing dreams, sharing memories, and sharing truths she never wanted to see.

What she discovers in those memories changes everything.

Forgiveness feels like falling. Like surrender. Like coming home to a place she burned down herself.

But just as hope takes root, a darker truth emerges from the depths. The ancient evil orchestrating their suffering has a name, a face, and Isolde's blood running through her veins. Illyrianne the Undying, the first vampire queen, has been pulling their strings from her prison in the deepest underworld. The plague. The coup. The curse. The mate bond itself.

All of it was designed to create a key strong enough to set her free.

Their love isn't an accident. It's a weapon, and Illyrianne intends to use it.

Separated lovers. Shared dreams. A truth that shatters everything. And an ancient evil who's been waiting for them all along.

🌙 For readers who love: enemies-to-lovers, angst, forced proximity, devotion, dark vampire kings, heroines who rise from victim to goddess, and found family.