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The Shadow
Dark RomanceParanormal RomanceDark FantasyParanormal FantasyDark EroticParanormal Erotic

The Shadow

Slow BurnForbidden LoveMorally Grey CharacterHat ManHatmanMorally Gray Love InterestObsessivePossessiveJealousyMonster RomanceForbidden AttractionDark ProtectorAncient BargainGenerational SecretsGenerational CursesSleep Paralysis

For thirty years, Ella has lived with a shadow no one else could see.

Hat Man has watched over her since childhood, appearing in the darkness whenever sleep paralysis leaves her helpless. He has always been familiar. Protective. Safe, in his own impossible way.

Until he stops simply watching.

As the distance between them disappears, their connection becomes physical, obsessive, and dangerous. Hat Man is possessive, jealous, and intensely protective, and Ella is beginning to realize she doesn’t want him to stop.

But when secrets from her family’s past begin to surface, Ella discovers their connection may have started long before she was born. A mysterious bargain, a terrifying entity named Vareth, and the sins of her ancestor Silas Mercer are tied to a debt that has finally come due.

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Content Warnings: Violence • Sexual Content • Sleep Paralysis • Horror Imagery • Possessive And Obsessive Dynamics • Nonhuman Sexual Partner • Family Trauma • Generational Trauma • References To Death • Death • Nightmares

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About the Author

Ariel Turnage
Hello! I'm Ariel Turnage. I write dark, atmospheric romance where the supernatural is dangerous, desire is rarely simple, and monsters aren't always the ones we should fear. My stories blend paranormal horror, fantasy, dark humor, morally complicated characters, and slow-burn relationships that refuse to follow traditional rules. I enjoy nothing more than a story about a woman discovering power in places she was taught to fear.