Cover of Court of Gilded Shadows by Eremita Gray

Book One · Coming 2026

Court of Gilded Shadows

In a world where violence shines bright, darkness may be the only safety.

The Court

Half-human in a court of vicious fae, every day is a game of survival Princess Maeve knows well — until her father's assassination changes the rules.

The Hunt

In an instant she is no longer the tolerated pet daughter of the king, but a stray in her own home. Her brother wants her dead. His Sworn Confidant wants her bred.

The Cage

Running doesn't mean freedom. When darkness swallows her on the wrong side of a warded wall, Maeve wakes in a new cage — watched by a pair of golden eyes.

A vampire. The face of all her nightmares. Soren.

Maeve has every reason to fear him, but it's not his fangs he uses to dismantle her piece by piece — it's truth and choice, and they cut sharper than any blade.

Her brother's ultimatum for her return — or war — forces her back into enemy territory, with Soren at her side and a dangerous script they both must perform. The longer they play their parts, the deeper their masks cut, and when the darkness is the only thing shielding Maeve from the violence of her court, it begins to feel like sanctuary — and the only place she's ever truly been fae.

Tropes

  • Fae court intrigue
  • Vampire love interest
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Forced proximity
  • Fake courtship
  • Touch her and die

This is an adult dark romantasy. Read the content notes before you begin.

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