BREAKING SHADOWS (Shadows Book 1)
Marie_Murphy
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  • Reads 56,468
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  • Parts 30
  • Time 8h 10m
Marie_Murphy
Complete, First published Mar 12, 2022
Mature
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[The Wattys 2023 Fan's Choice Award Winner] The problem with bargains is that someone always wants something in return. To save the life of her grandmother, seventeen-year-old witch Riley Archer makes a deal with an angel of death. But in return, he wants something that goes against nature itself and breaks some of the oldest witch laws in existence.

When fellow witch Arden Jones arrives, he brings bad news. Not only are witches disappearing around the world but he tells Riley they are next. Now Riley must work out who is behind the kidnappings before they themselves are taken, all while finding a way to keep her promise to the angel she bound herself to and can't seem to forget.
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