Where Shadows Meet
The instant Sunday Times bestselling sapphic vampire romantasy
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Set in the aftermath of a war between vampires, humans, and the gods that created them, this devastating romantic fantasy asks do we choose our fates, or do our fates choose us?
You have no idea what I've done for love. Just as you have no idea what you may one day do.
Once long ago, a girl named Favre sacrificed her wings for love. Thana, the young goddess she so willingly gave them up for, sacrificed that same love for power. But everything has a cost.
Favre never got over the loss of her wings. And Thana's choices led to a life of eternal night, and later, their destruction. Favre has bided her time ever since, waiting for the chance to resurrect the girl she loves who turned her into the creature she hates.
Now, a thousand years later, Leyla, the crown princess of the malichora - an ancient race that survives on human blood - must travel to the Island of the Dead when her best friend is captured during an attack on her nation's capital. Along with Najja, a fierce, beautiful seer, and the last person she expected to help her, Leyla forges down a dangerous path, intent on saving her friend. But nothing is as it seems. The closer she gets to her goal, the more she risks awakening an ancient evil and destroying everything she holds dear.
[WHERE SHADOWS MEET by Patrice Caldwell was a Sunday Times bestseller w/e 5th April 2025]
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At the start of this ambitious dark fantasy solo debut by anthology editor Caldwell (Eternally Yours), scheming princess Thana stumbles into infatuation with Favre, the reclusive, winged daughter of a minor god and a deceased sorceress. After slaying her father with a sword forged from Favre's shorn wings and consuming his blood, Thana becomes the first vampire, aspiring to the throne with Favre as her queen. But they are soon overthrown and imprisoned for centuries until happenstance sets them free. Long after their imprisonment, future vampire queen Leyla, who experiences chronic pain, leaves her protected castle seeking the prescient yamaja, or messengers of fate. When she and banished yamaja Najja collide, blood is spilled and sparks fly. Alternating POVs tracing both couples' trials interweave throughout time, recounting how Leyla and Najja are drawn together as Favre and Thana's carefully laid plans fall apart. While the nonlinear storytelling occasionally lowers the novel's emotional stakes, Caldwell deftly demonstrates the intoxicating—and sometimes toxic—nature of the characters' mutual devotion. It's an enticing addition to the dark sapphic fantasy canon that's filled with inventive ideas. Ages 13–up.
