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Shadow's Grace
What if your only chance at freedom meant making a deal with Death?
She sees the dead. He was made from them.
Both are trapped in lives they never wanted.
Ariel never asked to be a spirit healer. She’s supposed to help the dead find peace, but every ghost brings grief and chips away at her sanity. All she wants is to be normal, not a walking portal to the afterlife. Vio would trade anything to be dead. Stitched into being from corpses and alchemy four-hundred years ago, he’s been cursed with eternal life and a hatred for the madman who made him. Trapped in an immortal body made of stolen parts, he longs for the one thing he can never the chance to die.
When Death – aka Dennis – offers them a way out, they can't refuse. They agree to take down the madman who created Vio, in exchange for the freedom they crave. The catch? They only have a month, and Death’s clock is always ticking. Ariel and Vio are plunged into a world of dark science, haunted cities, and nightmares made flesh. Surrounded by darkness, they find themselves pulled towards each other, despite every reason not to be.
Packed with gothic horror and last chances, this is the story of two broken souls who dared to defy their fates. As their bond deepens into something heartbreakingly real, they’ll have to face the some love stories were never meant to survive.
Darkly romantic and haunting to the last breath, this gothic tale of action and alchemy is woven from death, vengeance, and the fragile beauty of hope.
She sees the dead. He was made from them.
Both are trapped in lives they never wanted.
Ariel never asked to be a spirit healer. She’s supposed to help the dead find peace, but every ghost brings grief and chips away at her sanity. All she wants is to be normal, not a walking portal to the afterlife. Vio would trade anything to be dead. Stitched into being from corpses and alchemy four-hundred years ago, he’s been cursed with eternal life and a hatred for the madman who made him. Trapped in an immortal body made of stolen parts, he longs for the one thing he can never the chance to die.
When Death – aka Dennis – offers them a way out, they can't refuse. They agree to take down the madman who created Vio, in exchange for the freedom they crave. The catch? They only have a month, and Death’s clock is always ticking. Ariel and Vio are plunged into a world of dark science, haunted cities, and nightmares made flesh. Surrounded by darkness, they find themselves pulled towards each other, despite every reason not to be.
Packed with gothic horror and last chances, this is the story of two broken souls who dared to defy their fates. As their bond deepens into something heartbreakingly real, they’ll have to face the some love stories were never meant to survive.
Darkly romantic and haunting to the last breath, this gothic tale of action and alchemy is woven from death, vengeance, and the fragile beauty of hope.
366 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2025
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November 8, 2025
Ariel can see the dead. In fact, if she stays in one place for too long, the dead with unfinished business will find and latch onto her, giving her no choice but to assist them or suffer in pain. It all started after her aunt passed away. This has made dating or developing any type of relationship very difficult for her. She is looking at a very lonely future, and all she wants is to be normal.
Vio is a four-hundred-year-old immortal who was not born, but made and stitched together from parts taken from others. All he wants to do is be able to die.
“She sees the dead. He made from one.”
Death, aka Dennis, strikes a bargain with the two, granting their desires if they work together to find the madman who is raising the dead. And they have one month to do so. Ariel soon discovers that she is a spirit healer and that Vio does not have any ghosts attached to him. He is not only handsome, but he is safe to be around. Maybe this is her chance at a relationship, but if they are successful in their search, he will die. With the clock ticking, what follows is a well-written, fast-paced, action-packed, dark romance with part of the story set in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
This story is perfect for fans of Dennis, aka Death, whom we met in Foster’s novel Post Mortem Management, and for those who enjoy a bit of darkness and morbid in their fantasies. It is a story with tough choices and no-win situations. Shadow’s Grace is book one in a Gothic duology and ends on a cliffhanger, so I am counting the days until I can read the sequel.
Vio is a four-hundred-year-old immortal who was not born, but made and stitched together from parts taken from others. All he wants to do is be able to die.
“She sees the dead. He made from one.”
Death, aka Dennis, strikes a bargain with the two, granting their desires if they work together to find the madman who is raising the dead. And they have one month to do so. Ariel soon discovers that she is a spirit healer and that Vio does not have any ghosts attached to him. He is not only handsome, but he is safe to be around. Maybe this is her chance at a relationship, but if they are successful in their search, he will die. With the clock ticking, what follows is a well-written, fast-paced, action-packed, dark romance with part of the story set in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
This story is perfect for fans of Dennis, aka Death, whom we met in Foster’s novel Post Mortem Management, and for those who enjoy a bit of darkness and morbid in their fantasies. It is a story with tough choices and no-win situations. Shadow’s Grace is book one in a Gothic duology and ends on a cliffhanger, so I am counting the days until I can read the sequel.
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