Nights of Iron and Ink

The Darkest Flame, Book 1

By: Shannen Durey

Narrated by: Ada Sinclair

There are only two fae laws: 1. Do not harm a fae; 2. Do not rob a fae. Or the Enforcer will come for you.

Vera wants nothing more than to earn a place with the Rogues, but with her penchant for turning everything to ash and her monstrous appearance, she fits in better with the flesh-eating beasts plaguing her world than she does the warriors fighting them. When the opportunity to join their ranks finally presents itself, nothing goes as planned. Too late, she realizes she's broken the second fae law and she didn't attempt to steal from just any fae. She attempted to steal from him, the Enforcer.

Vera is lucky enough to find herself more useful to the Enforcer alive than dead. A bargain is struck—her life in exchange for what was stolen. Only Vera never planned for the Enforcer to join her search. Enigmatic as he is dangerous, he stands for everything she hates, and rouses her desire as much as her anger. Forced to work together to track down the missing weapon, Vera starts to unravel the mystery of the fae behind the deadly façade. And discovers he is not at all what she thought. Meanwhile, an unforeseen enemy will stop at nothing to keep Vera and the Enforcer from uncovering their plot. With more than Vera's life at stake, she will have to make a difficult choice, one that damns her world to darkness if she chooses her heart.

©2022 Shannen Durey (P)2024 Tantor

Amazing

Just what I needed to get me out of my reading and listening slump. Amazing!

Im sorry, but WHAT?!

Spoilers and trigger warnings for murdered and burned kids ahead:

This is probably the first time I am not on the main characters side in a story. They BOTH kill innocent people and KIDS. And we are meant to feel sorry for them and still want them both to succeed ? I couldn't finish the last 30 minutes of the book once " The child was laying there in their mother's arms, still holding a teddy bear and their face burned off" scene was read. There are NO redeeming qualities in the fmc or mmc. Why are we supposed to like these two, and why do we want them to win? Why is she burning down the city and murdering everyone ( INOCENT PEOPLE AMD CHILDREN) in the city that she spent the entire book trying to protect and save? Absolutely ridiculous and dont suggest this audiobook to anyone.