The queen wants her dead. The prince wants to usurp her magic. And her only hope lies in a violent shadow society that would rather kill her than help her. Trapped inside a foreign palace and bound to a prince bent on the destruction of her kind, Princess Aviama must toe the line between cooperation and treachery. No allies remain in the palace. And if she doesn't escape before her forced wedding comes around, everything and everyone she loves will die. Warning: This book has no smut, no swearing and features a clean romance, royal espionage, blackmail galore, and a slim chance of survival for our female MC. Praise for The Melderblood Chronicles "If you thought book 1 put our sweet, tender, kind-hearted princess in the blender of fantastical chaos, book 2 puts her in the proverbial oven. I don't know about you, but after reading this series I'm going to have to start wearing more rings to twist when I'm stressed, and swish my fancy skirts back and forth shouting "biscuits!" under my breath. (You'll get it when you read it.)" "Continuing in the "can't put it down" action driven style of the Blood & Flame Saga and the second book in the Melderblood series, Shadow Caste leaves no characters safely out of harm's way." "Each book is full of high stakes and intrigue and writing that brings you right along with the characters! Aviama was one of my favorite characters in the Blood & Flame Saga and I absolutely loved continuing her story in this series"