A Dagger of Ice and Intrigue

The Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows, Book 3

De: Vera Raye

Narrado por: Kelli Tager, Christopher Tester

They stole my throne and stood by while I was taken captive. To reclaim my crown, I must trust my worst enemy.

When I wake up in a coffin after the worst Clan wedding in Malhaven’s history, vengeance is the only thing keeping me alive.

But the world I claw back into is colder than death.

My father, the leader of the Protectorate Clan, is dead. My uncle sits on the throne meant for me.

I’ve been taken to a brutal, frozen land ruled by the ruthless Commander, a man as terrifying as he is magnetic.

He’s a legend drenched in blood and shadows—and, perhaps, the only one strong enough to match the storm rising inside of me.

To win back my crown, I must do the unthinkable and ally myself with the Blood Brotherhood, the enemy Clan I was raised to hate.

But the more time I spend with my infuriating enemy, the more the lines between duty and desire blur beyond my control.

His powers are dangerous. But I fear what his heated whispers do to me even more.

As our tentative alliance turns to something deeper, the secret he’s hiding could break the continent, the Clan world we want to rule—and my heart.

A Dagger of Ice and Intrigue is book one in the second duology of the A Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows series. It’s a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy where banter is a love language and secrets can kill. The series starts out hot and only gets hotter as the mystery grows.

In the War of the Clans, which side will you choose? #ProtectorateVSBloodBrotherhood

Each duology of The Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows fantasy romance series can be listened to as a standalone, but to enjoy the full mystery, I suggest you listen to the books in order.

©2025 Vera Raye (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

Loved It

I was wondering if we would hear about Evie’s cousins. I actually like this book better than the first 2 books. The storyline keeps you guessing, the characters are likeable and the narrator’s are fantastic. Keep on with story please!

I don’t know

This is different to what I was expecting. I am very disappointed about the narration compared to part -1 & 2 and I keep on thinking how, why?

Soooo Disappointed,

It is like a repeat of the wedding to how Zander interrupted the wedding but the cousin’s POV. I thought it would give more detail to something important, but it doesn't. Her wedding POV went on for far too long and I literally loathe the female narrator. Her reading comes across as faks and whiney??? For the lack of better words. I literally have had to fast forward wayyy too many times because she makes me cringe. I have been eagerily waiting for this book audible to release, so far I'm half way thru and disappointed. Will update at the end and hope it gets better. - I have now finished the book and as soon as it starts to get good, the book is practically at the end. I absolutely loved the first 2 books and will wait for the next book. I'm hoping this was just a one off.

Couldn’t finish

Terrible narration! I couldn’t listen anymore and had to stop somewhere in chapter 7. Very disappointing after the first 2 books.

Hard to get through

The Narrators did an amazing job but the story fell so flat. The first 2 books in this series were so good and I had high hopes for this one. But the “Huntress” was such a different character in this book. Filled with constant self doubt. Her inner monologue about her worthlessness and fears was over half the story and became grating to listen to. I can understand some Imposter Syndrome but come on! Her cousin in the first book had way more courage and grace and wasn’t even raised to be the heir! Other than constantly talking about her fears there didn’t seem to be much of a plot or story. It was disappointing.