Shadows so Cruel: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Court of Ravens)

More painful than love... are the secrets that bind and divide us.


Adrift in a sky shadowed by war,

We seek, we ache,

Searching for the woman who fled us.


We shattered her heart, but she unfurled her feathers,

Our sweetheart, our little dove,

Escaping our talons on pure white wings.


One of us soars over battlements,

Haunted by past mistakes,

Vowing never to repeat them.


The other storms through walls of stone and hatred,

Eager to destroy the shackles of his past,

Determined to shackle her to him instead.

Forever.


Loyalties are torn.

Friendships are tested.

Among the chaos, one claim stands irrefutably:

We will get her back.

She will be ours.


Come home to us, white Raven.


Shadows so Cruel is a full-length dark fantasy romance novel, and book two in the Court of Ravens duet. The two-part story features two morally gray raven shifters, a young woman at the mercy of their shadows, and a HEA. This world contains dark elements, violence, and themes some may find disturbing. Readers can find more detailed information on livzander.com. What this book doesn't contain is a hero - because villains do it better. And two do it better than one...

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Published Jul 6, 2023

480 pages

Average rating: 7.64

64 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Marley
Nov 16, 2025
6/10 stars
not sure how i feel about this duology but i do know that i ugly sobbed at the end
soulzone
Mar 08, 2026
9/10 stars
4.50 - Way better than book 1 and better mix of the POVs, so the audio overall was better. Glad I pushed through. It’s def dark and spicy but if you made it this far, you should be fine. It has all the feelings. It does have a bit of everything.
Green Energy
Oct 08, 2025
10/10 stars
Well that was devastating.
Patricia Halbert
Sep 17, 2025
10/10 stars
Check your triggers! Great duology!
Brienandrea
Jul 17, 2025
9/10 stars
So so good but so damn heartbreaking.

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