A Deal with the Shadow King

Curse of the Fae, Book 1

De: Anya J. Cosgrove

Narrado por: Lilly Drake, Anthony Palmini

A spirited princess. A cursed king. A forbidden love that could ruin or save them both.

My father sold me to the Shadow King.

Faerie is a completely different world than the one I'm used to. Winged creatures fly in and out of mirrors, and fantastical gardens conceal treacherous illusions.

Shadows draw me in a little more for each day my magic grows, but I can't afford to let my guard down.

To survive, I must play by the king's rules and protect myself from the nightmares, dreams, and fantasies that govern his seductive realm. Most of all, I must resist him.

If I don't, my kingdom will fall.

Nothing will get in the way of my duty, not even a witty beauty like Penelope Darcy.

The Shadow Court is in ruins. The rules of the curse are simple—they draw our enemies away and keep us safe.

She can't know my secret.

But I'm hungry for her.

This novel is a full-length romantasy with a happy ending for our main couple. It's part of an interconnected series with a story arc spanning across multiple books, but each book will feature a different romance and a new couple.

Beauty and the Beast and Hades and Persephone collide in this enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, slow-burn romance perfect for fans of ACOTAR, Fourth Wing, and The Ever King. This MF series is perfect if you love feisty, magic heroines; morally gray, broody heroes; curses and secrets; and dual POVs. For mature listeners.

©2024 Anya J. Cosgrove (P)2025 Podium Audio

Excellent story!! Could’ve left out the spice.

If our heart is not in spice can we not please? Cuz it’s cute and all but it ruins it if it isnt serious. The story was awesome though! I’d have just read it for that! Emotional growth was pretty good. World building is 9/10 cuz I feel we missed out on a lot that could’ve been done with the world. I’m reading the others though so it’s not bad. Just some small things.

slow burn

Good storyline but moves very slow. I would have been happier with it if things picked up faster. But I loved the mystery.It drove me crazy.

Really Good

I absolutely loved this book. The voice actors are perfect. The story is really good. I love when you read/listen to a book and then want to reread it again right after.

Storyline was ok

Narration was really slow and made me lose interest. Had to speed it up to 1.20. which made it so much better. I wouldn't say this had spice, it was just a few scenes that were thrown in awkwardly. The storyline was ok. I felt it could have been more developed. If not for the intimate scenes, I'd say this book would be better suited for YA readers.

Great story, awesome narrators

Loved this story! It was so fun. The two narrators are some of my favorites and one of the big reasons why I chose to listen to this audiobook, in addition to reading on my Kindle. However, I will say that not having this as a duet it’s just criminal! For the more intense scenes, I just read so I could imagine the duel voices.