A Poison of Shadows (Whisperbound #2)

2026 | Romance | Science Fiction/Fantasy

In a kingdom poisoned by secrets, some shadows cut deeper than knives.

Nadia Voss knows the rules.
Don’t get attached.
Don’t get caught.
Don’t let anyone close enough to notice when something’s off.

She’s broken all three in the span of a week.

The price on her head? Expected. Being stranded on the road to Tharros with Lorenzo Veyne—Kieran’s rigid, rule-obsessed, devastatingly competent eldest brother? Absolutely not part of any plan she would’ve made willingly.

Unfortunately, Enzo notices everything. Every limp she hides. Every silence that goes too sharp. Every place where the shadows don’t answer the way they should.

He calls it strategy. She calls it none of his business.

But Tharros is unraveling from the inside, and Nadia’s supposed to watch Enzo’s back, uncover the rot, and survive long enough to return to the shadows alone. She’s definitely not supposed to let him become the one person she can’t afford to lose.

And by the time everything falls apart, neither of them knows what to call what’s been growing between them.

The shadows do, though. They always knew.

A Poison of Shadows is the second book in a series of interconnected standalone romantasy novels—complete stories linked by blood, magic, and courtly deception. Expect one dangerously controlled vampire prince, one shadow-walking heroine powered by spite and sharp objects, and a mission that turns “watch his back” into something entirely too personal. Mature themes and dark romantic tension included. Reader discretion advised.

Annie Anderson (Author)