Mother of Shadows

A Fated Mates High Fantasy Romance (The Chosen, Book 1)

By: Meg Anne

Narrated by: Stella Hunter, James Joseph, Samantha Brentmoor, J.F. Harding

"It's not a story."

With four words, Helena’s quiet life goes up in flames. When her childhood friend returns to tell her she is the prophesied ruler of the Chosen—those blessed with the gift of magic—there’s no avoiding her destiny. Suddenly, Helena is surrounded by a circle of protectors, each man having sworn their loyalty to her since her birth. All except for one: her Mate.

It’s not enough that she simply learn how to use her magic and undergo a trial to prove her worth; in order to claim her title, Helena must also find the man who carries the other half of her soul.

Exiled due to a past he had no part in, Von is the last man the Chosen expect Helena to select. Despite the protests, his soul calls to hers, and fate will not be denied. But finding each other is only the beginning because the prophecy stands, and not all is as it seems.

There’s an enemy lurking within plain sight who will stop at nothing to destroy her.

If you adore romantasies filled with fantastic magic, nail-biting suspense, characters that feel like your friends, diabolical villains, and a once-in-a-lifetime love that can save the world, this series is for you! Recommended for ages 18+ due to adult language, content, and scenes with graphic violence.

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Love Meg Anne Books so much

Another series of books that’s really good well performed the narrator’s are so good that you will never get a boring read. I felt all the emotions felt like I’m part of the story. Thank you for always giving us phenomenal storytelling and story.

World and story are good. warning of drugging advised.

There is little that is of dislike. It truly is an interesting world compared to others of this genre. The idea of mating is an exceptional approach to the soul mates trope. very fresh and the main characters seem to have a good basis for a real relationship.

Interesting story!

I definitely enjoyed reading and listening to this first book in this series. The characters are interesting, the storyline seems like it's going to be engaging and not 100% predictable, and the voice actors did a phenomenal job! I'm excited to read the next book in this series.

cliff hanger

(secretly mad Brentmoore is a bad guy) This Samantha post pops up on my IG. seen full cast and fantasy which I love ( And not RH thank God) So here I am sad one of my favorite voice actors is a bad guy. And not the main narrator. thank goodness it's another favorite narrator though. They did a great job. I like the narration more than the story. But it was worth the $ for the story And narration. The cliff hanger is a break you neck type not a nice sprain your ankle. be ready to buy second. Possible SPOILER next.

I think I low ball the story more because of that "other" girl scandal stuff. I think my eyes almost got stuck in my head with that eye roll. AND it was Samantha's voice. 😭
I enjoyed the paranormal magic parts of the book and will continue more for that part. because really cool stuff pops up. Also the male voices definitely enjoyable. And waiting for Kate Daniels or any of my other favorites in that type of world is taking to long. I do suspect there is a lot more to come in second book magical wise. I look forward to that. This audio covers a prequel type from his P.O.V which was kind of nice. but my read listen I had to go only to the audio for awhile then went ahead and did read and listen it's not included in the first book. I was having trouble with kindle it wanted to start audio half way through first chapter in regular book. so listened to audio until chapter 2 in her P.O.V. so if you have same problem as I did no reading until safely with audio for roughly 13 chapters. I think his P.O.V was 12.

Delicious, As always!

Ohhh the simple yet painful road these two are on together with their friends. I love that this all falls into the same universe that eventually bred the mate games. JJ and Stella were both killer good!