SHADOWED GLASS

Some gifts are curses. Some curses are choices.

For four years, peace has reigned across the six kingdoms. But Queen Liora and King Callum's greatest triumph-the body-swap magic that united their realms-has a terrible cost they never anticipated.

The mirrors are breaking.

What began as tiny cracks has become a breach between worlds. The Shadow Realm bleeds through, and with it come the Mirror Shades-predatory shadows that steal faces and replace the living. By day, they hide in plain sight. By night, they hunt.

Seven-year-old Kaela has always been different. While her siblings Morgana and Finn command fire and healing, Kaela's empathy gift lets her feel everyone's emotions-and see through mirrors into the realm of darkness. She watches the Shadow King in his prison, chained but aware. And he watches her back, whispering promises of power and understanding.

When paranoia grips the court and no one knows who's real, Kaela realizes she's the only one who can tell the difference. But revealing her ability means confessing she's been talking to the very enemy her parents nearly died to imprison.

As shades grow bolder and the breach widens, an impossible choice emerges: seal the crack from inside the Shadow Realm itself-where Azareth waits, patient and hungry, offering Kaela everything she's ever wanted if she'll only stay.

The youngest child. The darkest gift. The hardest choice.

Book 5 in The Mirror Kingdoms Saga. While complete in itself, this story continues threads from previous booksand is best enjoyed in series order.