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The Shadows Beyond

Shadow and Light Duology, Book 1

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Cinnamon 'Cinn' Saunders thought he'd learnt to control his little ghost problem.

That is, until the moment he brings back a malevolent spirit from the shadowrealm, and finds himself unjustly arrested for the murder of four people.

After breaking free of foster care and a stint in juvie, all Cinn wanted to do was keep his head down and work his way up to become a professional chef. Now he's forced to make a choice: life in jail, or allow a stranger to whisk him away to a mysterious institute in Switzerland with the promise of learning how to control his supernatural abilities.

Julien, the French charismatic charmer who is charged with warding over Cinn, also has a problem: the murder of his sister is still unsolved.

He needs help. Help that only Cinn can provide. He'll do anything to get it, including making Cinn an offer that he can't refuse. What Julien doesn't expect is their undeniable connection.

Between battling an uprising of deadly creatures that not only threaten the moteblessed community, but the entire planet, and fighting their growing attraction, can this opposites-attract pair overcome their demons to save the world, and each other?

Contains mature themes.

©2024 TJ Rose (P)2024 Tantor Media Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Romance Crime Murder
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To start with the positives, it’s an interesting story read by two clearly talented narrators. However, the decision to use American narrators and accents across the board did ruin the experience for me. The two male leads are English and French, one of the main side characters is Scottish, and the book is set in Switzerland, France and London. To my recollection, only two characters were American. At the risk of verging into Pepe LePew territory, choosing not to attempt a French accent is an understandable choice, but then why not use a British narrator so that at least one main character and many side characters would have appropriate accents? Furthermore, I have never heard a British narrator that couldn’t do an at least passable American accent (and sometimes Scottish as well). If the accents don’t bother you, then I would recommend this book, otherwise give it a miss.

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