Narrated by John William Maddux & Lexi Evans, A Bargain with the Shadow Prince by Genevieve Jack delivers a tale filled with passion, magic and suspense. You won’t want to miss this addictive tale!
by Genevieve Jack
Series: A Bargain with the Shadow Prince #1
Narrator: John William Maddux, Lexi Evans
Length: 10 hours and 20 minutes
Genres: Fantasy
Source: Publisher
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It takes a monster to stop a monster.
Light the candle. Stand naked before the symbol. Offer your blood.
The advocate will come.
I left my abusive crime boss husband expecting to start over from nothing. After all, the prenup I signed when I married him is ironclad. But when Tony uses a loophole in the law to go after my ancestral family home—the one I'm currently living in and my grandmother is dying in—I'm desperate to stop him.
My witch best friend Maeve offers a solution. She lends me a family spell to call a supernatural advocate to deal with Tony. After all, it takes a monster to stop a monster.
But when I follow her instructions, I'm not expecting the darkly handsome Damien to form from the shadows, or to learn that he's been a prisoner of Maeve's family for centuries. From the moment he accepts my bargain and drinks my blood, he awakens a passion in me, one charged with latent magic. Magic formidable enough to restore my true self. Magic that holds the promise of Damien's freedom.
I loved Genevieve Jack’s the Treasure of Paragon series and was delighted to begin the Bargain for a Shadow Prince series on audio. Once again, Jack did not disappoint. If you love paranormal romance with strong fantasy elements, you’ll want to dive in.
Eloise Harcourt has escaped an abusive marriage and returned to her ancestral home, Harcourt Manor, to care for her grandmother, who is in the final stages of cancer. When her soon to be ex stakes a claim on her childhood home, her best-friend, lawyer and Gowdie witch Maeve lends her a magic candle to summon the advocate to fix the issue.
Light the candle. Stand naked before the symbol. Offer your blood.
The advocate will come.
Damien, a Shade prince, was captured and cursed to serve the Gowdie witch bloodline forever. He desperately wants to return to his realm. Shades are a hybrid of vampire and demon. When he is summoned, he is shocked to see a strange, naked woman before him. The tale that unfolds was addictive, and I loved watching them struggle with the powerful chemistry and feelings between them.
The world-building was woven into the tale as she laid the groundwork for this series without slowing the pace with information dumps. We learn that when not summoned, Damien lives in the vampire world ruled by a power-thirsty queen and that two other warriors from his realm are trapped here. We learn about the Gowdie witches, but also discover things about the Harcourts, things Eloise discovers as her feelings towards Damien grow.
While the overall series arc is established, we also have the ex to deal with and Harcourt Manor. This was a suspenseful thread and pushed the couple together as they investigated. While we see a satisfying wrap-up of the manor thread, this story is far from over, and Jack left us with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger that has me reaching for the next audiobook, Battle for the Shadow Prince. There are currently four books in this series, and all are being released on audio.
John William Maddux & Lexi Evans did a wonderful job of delivering the POVs of Damien and Eloise, as well as capturing the tone and characters in this engaging tale. I loved that both perspectives were in Jack’s work, and each had its own narrator. I highly recommend listening.
About Genevieve Jack
USA Today bestselling author Genevieve Jack writes weird, witty, and wicked-hot paranormal romance and fantasy. Coffee and wine are her biofuel, the love lives of witches, shifters, and vampires her favorite topic of conversation. She harbors a passion for old cemeteries and ghost tours, thanks to her years attending a high school rumored to be adores the beaches of the southeast, where she spends her days with her laptop and one lazy dog.
About Lexi Evans
Lexi Evans is a true romantic at heart and appreciates every love story. She understands on a deep level, due to her natural empathic nature, the intricacies of relationships and brings an authentic, heartfelt performance to each of her audiobooks. Lexi is a lover of all romance genres and has narrated projects for many USA Today bestselling authors. She also has a strong background in drama, art, and music. Her performance and narration style is where warm and sultry meet edge for pure audio magic.
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mellowbelieverf98b8a3f4d
I can’t wait for this…..I am a fan of Genevieve’s novels too
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)
Very pretty cover! I have trouble sometimes with fantasy on audio, but I might have to give it a try. Great review!
Kimberly
This falls more towards paranormal romance if that helps.
Nadene
I read the ebook and enjoyed it. I am glad to know it works well on audio.
hena
Oh this sounds terrific. Will be adding it to the TBR.
blodeuedd
Interesting. I do not really remember this one but the cover looks like many others
Anne - Books of My Heart
I’ve enjoyed some freebies she wrote. Happy to see this series is a good one too.