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Shadow & Sin: A Nightshade Novel
The truth isn't getting clearer. It's getting dangerous.
Kinsley Hayes thought stepping closer to Klive would bring answers. Instead, it's only revealed how much she doesn't know.
His world is built on secrets, carefully controlled, deliberately hidden, and every glimpse behind the curtain raises more questions than it answers. What she once saw as protection is beginning to feel like something far more complicated.
Jase refuses to step back, convinced the danger surrounding Kinsley is greater than she realizes. His determination puts him increasingly at odds with Klive, turning tension into something sharper and harder to ignore.
As new threats emerge and suspicions refuse to settle, Kinsley finds herself caught between two men who see the world in completely different ways...and expect her to choose where she stands.
But in a world shaped by power and secrets, standing still may be the most dangerous choice of all.
Shadow & Sin continues the Nightshade series with rising stakes, deepening tension, and a truth that refuses to stay hidden.
Kinsley Hayes thought stepping closer to Klive would bring answers. Instead, it's only revealed how much she doesn't know.
His world is built on secrets, carefully controlled, deliberately hidden, and every glimpse behind the curtain raises more questions than it answers. What she once saw as protection is beginning to feel like something far more complicated.
Jase refuses to step back, convinced the danger surrounding Kinsley is greater than she realizes. His determination puts him increasingly at odds with Klive, turning tension into something sharper and harder to ignore.
As new threats emerge and suspicions refuse to settle, Kinsley finds herself caught between two men who see the world in completely different ways...and expect her to choose where she stands.
But in a world shaped by power and secrets, standing still may be the most dangerous choice of all.
Shadow & Sin continues the Nightshade series with rising stakes, deepening tension, and a truth that refuses to stay hidden.
273 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 9, 2025
1473 people want to read
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Lynessa Layne
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LYNESSA LAYNE is a mystery-thriller-suspense-romance novelist and Writer's Digest certified copy editor.
- Author of the DCYE romantic suspense series.
- Featured in Writer's Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/aug-17/...
- Featured in Mystery & Suspense Magazine: https://www.mysteryandsuspense.com/vi...
MEMBER OF:
- Royal Society of Literature (London, UK)
- Mystery Writers of America (SEMWA Chapter)
- Georgia Romance Writers
2x Silver Falchion Award Winner
Host/Organizer of TropiCon® Book Expo & Writing Conventions:
* TropiCon'25 Pensacola Beach, FL (16-18 OCT. 2025) - Hilton Pensacola Beach Convention Center
TICKETS:
https://events.eventgroove.com/event/...
* TropiCon'26 Hot Springs, AR (10-11 April 2026) - The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
* TropiCon'26 Houston, TX (13-14 November 2026) - Courtyard by Marriott Katy Mills, Texas
https://www.TropiConBookExpo.com
------------------------------------------------------------
LYNESSA LAYNE is a mystery-thriller-suspense-romance novelist and Writer's Digest certified copy editor.
- Author of the DCYE romantic suspense series.
- Featured in Writer's Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/aug-17/...
- Featured in Mystery & Suspense Magazine: https://www.mysteryandsuspense.com/vi...
MEMBER OF:
- Royal Society of Literature (London, UK)
- Mystery Writers of America (SEMWA Chapter)
- Georgia Romance Writers
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January 4, 2026
This book pulls you straight into a world of danger obsession and dark romance as Kinsley Hayes finds herself tangled up in biker gangs deadly secrets and debts that could cost her everything. She is driven and determined but suddenly forced to rely on protection from the last person she ever expected. Klive King is intense guarded and lethal yet the way he quietly watches over her makes every scene between them feel charged with tension fear and want.
Their connection grows slowly and dangerously as Klive’s devotion shifts into obsession and Kinsley has to decide whether to trust him with her safety and her heart. The mix of suspense brooding chemistry and emotional depth keeps the story gripping from start to finish. If you love dark romance with high stakes secret identities and a hero who is both terrifying and protective this feels like one of those books that completely pulls you in.
Their connection grows slowly and dangerously as Klive’s devotion shifts into obsession and Kinsley has to decide whether to trust him with her safety and her heart. The mix of suspense brooding chemistry and emotional depth keeps the story gripping from start to finish. If you love dark romance with high stakes secret identities and a hero who is both terrifying and protective this feels like one of those books that completely pulls you in.
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