Cover of Crown of Storm and Silence: Kingdom of Shadows Series, Book 2

Crown of Storm and Silence: Kingdom of Shadows Series, Book 2

by Vi Carter Joanna Maz

4.2
Published January 27 2026

Elif lives a quiet, peaceful life as a healer, surrounded by the gentle kindness of a merchant named Sinan. She is content, yet her nights are haunted by visions of consuming darkness and fleeting memories of lethal skills she shouldn't possess. Her fragile reality shatters when the Shadow Lord arrives, claiming her as his wife, his obsession, and the mother of his heir. He asserts that she once fled his side, but this time, he refuses to let her go. Caught in a dangerous "forced proximity" and "lost memories" trope, Elif finds herself pulled between the safety of her new life and the terrifying, magnetic pull of her past. Though her mind remains a blank slate, her body responds to the Shadow Lord’s commands with an involuntary, burning intensity. As he drags her back to a realm defined by shadows and sin, she faces a harrowing dilemma: she must uncover the truth about why she belonged to him in the first place. Driven by a desperate need to reclaim her identity, Elif risks everything, fearing that the memories she seeks may ultimately destroy the woman she has fought so hard to become.