One Small Echo

by Jane Washington

Something is wrong inside her.

It’s changing her.

She chased her loved ones into the dark, and they stumbled out with monsters beneath their skin. Now they are less than they were, but destined for so much more.

If they survive training.

And if her new commander doesn’t kill her first.

The boy-prince she saved as a child is now the unforgiving, terrifying man in charge of her future. They are bound in a way neither can escape: two forces as opposite as sunrise and shadow, drawn together as inevitably as the dawn collides with the sky.

But don’t misunderstand.

This is not a love story.

The king has already decided that she will be married to one of his other sons—regardless of her opinion on the matter.

So let this be a story of war instead.

She will wage war on the magic awakening beneath her skin. On the power-ravenous king who would do anything to control her. On the many hands that seek to mould her, shape her, and shackle her.

But most of all … she will wage war on him. Prince Chasin. Her commander. Her tormentor.

Let this story end with a dagger in his treacherous heart.

Let her carve his influence from her soul.

Let her make him suffer as she has suffered.

Let her have this one, small thing.

~~~
One Small Echo is Book 1 of 3 in the Shadowsong series. This lush, dark romantasy will have bonded monsters, forbidden attraction, deadly trials, royal intrigue, and a true, enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance, all set in a brutally lavish, high-stakes world where darkness means death. Grab a blanket, turn on your nightlight, and get ready.

For what you fear is already here.

Genres: Romantasy

Kindle Edition

Expected publication March 12, 2026

About the author

Jane is a Wall-Street Journal bestselling author who spends all her time writing books and then telling people not to read them.
Find her here: https://linktr.ee/janewashingtonbooks

Reviews

[Youssra (semi ia)]

OMG YES WE WILL BE FED AFTER IRONSIDE😭😭 THANK YOU QUEEN

[hailey🥀🦢✮˖°.]

as a HUGEEEE ironside fan, i will be reading anything jane puts out in the future 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ sat and waiting for feb 2026

[Prose Before Bros]

we have tropes!!!

❂ 𝘴̶𝘭̶𝘰̶𝘸̶ 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯
❂ 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵̶𝘰̶ 𝘭̶𝘰̶𝘷̶𝘦̶𝘳̶𝘴̶ 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘩?? 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭
❂ 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴
❂ 𝘳̶𝘰̶𝘺̶𝘢̶𝘭̶𝘴̶ 𝘢̶𝘯̶𝘥̶ 𝘢̶𝘳̶𝘳̶𝘢̶𝘯̶𝘨̶𝘦̶𝘥̶ 𝘮̶𝘢̶𝘳̶𝘳̶𝘪̶𝘢̶𝘨̶𝘦̶𝘴̶ 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘮 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦
❂ 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
❂ 𝘓𝘎𝘉𝘛𝘘+ 𝘳𝘦𝘱, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱
❂ 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘱̶𝘳̶𝘪̶𝘯̶𝘤̶𝘦̶𝘴̶𝘴̶ 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 + 𝘢̶𝘴̶𝘴̶𝘢̶𝘴̶𝘴̶𝘪̶𝘯̶ 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥̶𝘢̶𝘯̶𝘨̶𝘦̶𝘳̶𝘰̶𝘶̶𝘴̶ 𝘧̶𝘪̶𝘦̶𝘳̶𝘤̶𝘦̶ 𝘶̶𝘯̶𝘴̶𝘵̶𝘰̶𝘱̶𝘱̶𝘢̶𝘣̶𝘭̶𝘦̶ 𝘵̶𝘦̶𝘳̶𝘳̶𝘪̶𝘧̶𝘺̶𝘪̶𝘯̶𝘨̶ 𝘥̶𝘦̶𝘢̶𝘥̶𝘭̶𝘺̶ 𝘱̶𝘰̶𝘸̶𝘦̶𝘳̶𝘧̶𝘶̶𝘭̶ 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳

+ blind fmc, mute mmc, married the wrong brother

[Ti]

Blind FMC and mute MMC - this is going to be interesting lol

[Clarice]

Low key becoming my most anticipated read of 2026 😅

[Em]

I will read anything Jane writes

[Enilorac ♡☆❀]

more jane washington? hell yeah. sad it’s not an rh but blind fmc x mute mmc? i’m sat.

[alligatorsareawesome]

Jane Washington I owe you my LIFE after Ironside!!

[steph]

I’m sat