Enchanted Shadows

by Tricia Wentworth

A smarter man wouldn’t have used a real sword, but “smart” wasn’t exactly a word strung along with my name very often.

General Owen Raikes has been tasked with training a team of all women for Wylan, and he is not happy. While he knows he is the best trainer Wylan has, he believes his friends and family planned this to treat it like an Assemblage for him, and he wants no part in that.

Yet he can’t turn down the opportunity to train his own sister. So, he takes on the to train this team of women to be one of the most formidable teams Wylan has.

With some leftover Theon Valanova loyalists lurking, he knows they will have to be careful not to heighten the growing tensions. Not long into training, the dead king’s dark magic is seen in the forest, sending everyone reeling.

And when one person on his team is not at all who they seem, when war comes knocking on Wylan’s door because of it, Owen comes up with a reckless plan to save them all.

Will his plan succeed? Or will he end up getting burned? And what if he doesn’t even mind flirting with the fire?

452 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 8, 2025

About the author

Tricia Wentworth is the award-winning author of The Culling series. Though she began writing at a young age, she didn’t realize her love of writing would take over until after she graduated college with her teaching degree. She currently resides in Nebraska with her husband, three sons, and English bulldog. She hoards notebooks, pretty pens, books, and tea. When not reading, writing, or momming, she can be found squeezing in a run or feeding her sugar addiction by baking something ridiculously delicious.

Reviews

[Donna J.]

Just keeps Getting better!!

This series is funny, intriguing, good vs evil, tense, exhilarating and wonderful characters, including the ones you love to hate 🤔 Each book has its own challenges and HEA, this one being no exception. I fell in love with Owen in the first book so following him and his lovable character all the way to his HEA was soo fulfilling. Highly recommend this book/series.

[Emily Daniels]

Definitely one of my favorites in what is already my favorite series, I loved getting to hear Owen's side of things and all the twists and turns and having such a fantastic female main character with the banter and everything was incredible. Would totally recommend to anyone who has read the series and I am so happy I own it.

[amber eagan]

HEA

With a punch... unexpected... lots of surprises, but throughly pleased. Thank you for the ending i wanted for Owen, with very little pain to get there. I appreciate that. 🙏

[Bailey]

3.75