Lizzie Degan wants a quiet life. She's in grad school, works tavern shifts, and has a handsome, mysterious boyfriend. But her world is
fracturing
. Her boyfriend's jealousy is turning possessive, and an alluring stranger shadows her every step. Brody Woods is the ex-agent hired to stand between Lizzie and two very different predators: the Baker crime family, who will kill to get their hands on Lizzie's unclaimed inheritance, and something older... the
Shadow Fae
, who want something from that inheritance too. A pendant that isn't just a precious jewel. It stores ancient magic and is steeped in prophecy. Brody's orders are simple:
blend in, keep her alive, never let her learn who she really is.
Falling for her wasn't in the contract.
Wanting her...was forbidden.
But every touch ignites a fated pull that no force, not even from another world, could sever. When the lies finally shatter, Lizzie will have to decide: Will she stay in the human world that she's spent her whole life proving she belongs in? Or will she step through the portal and claim the power that will either save her or destroy every remaining piece of the woman she used to be?
Slow-burn romantasy for readers who want the magic to start in the real world and end with a door that seals off the hope of ever living an ordinary life again.