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Shattered Soul
A Fantasy Novel by J.M.D. Reid
Book 2 of the Assassins of Illumination Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Assassin Fantasy,
- Shapeshifter,
- Crime Syndicate,
- LGBTQ+ Romance,
- Identity Crisis
This book is for you if you're into...
- Shapechangers wrestling with fractured identities and dangerous powers
- Crime syndicate power plays with magic artifacts and shifting loyalties
- Romantic tension where trust is tested by supernatural forces
All the lives in the assassins' soul... threaten to shatter him!
Carstin, the shapechanging assassin known as No One, has crawled back to his lover. Barely aware of who he is, Carstin just wants to live in peace with Vinexa. But the crime boss Astophin has other plans.
Fulfilling his promise to help Carstin control all the lives in his soul, Astophin delivers a magic diamond to stabilize the assassin's soul. Vinexa doesn't trust it. As Carstin "improves" her fear grows as the man she loves changed. Is he falling under Astophin's domination?
As Carstin recovers, Garnet stalks him. Her plans to take down Astophin and his crime syndicate lead her into a fatal clash with the assassin. Garnet will do anything to repay the city she has wronged. How far will she go to stop Astophin's plans?
Old friends return as Kash once more is thrust into peril. Will Carstin find his salvation, or will Astophin's murderous plans shatter the assassin's soul?
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