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DEADLY VOWS

Book 1 in The Shadow Bound Chronicles

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A Young Adult Urban Fantasy Series

Enter the shadows. Unleash your power. Embrace your fate.

 

Taylor Windsor is only fifteen when her parents die in a tragic fire. During her grieving, she’s sent to live with her Aunt Mel in the small town of Grimwood, North Carolina. Taylor struggles to adjust to her new reality, and strange occurrences unfold.

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After being forbidden from entering a locked room, Taylor’s curiosity leads her and her new friend Kylie to an ancient steamer trunk filled with dark secrets. She soon uncovers a shocking truth: Aunt Mel made a deadly pact with a demon. The demon has come to collect a soul, and Taylor is the only one who can stop him.

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As Taylor pieces her family’s past together, she realizes she can’t escape her destiny. Determined to save Mel and confront the demon who tricked her aunt, Taylor steps into her parents’ world, embracing the role they sought to deny her. With time running out, Taylor must master her newfound abilities and navigate a treacherous path to break the deadly vow.

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Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments and Sarra Cannon’s The Shadow Demons Saga, Deadly Vows is a thrilling journey through loss, discovery, and a dark world of magic and danger.

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This book is recommended for ages 12+.


Content warnings: swearing, torture, murder, and loss of parents

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Praise for Deadly Vows

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“Ahhh! Okay, first of all, the author has done it again with this book!

Thank you so much to Nichole for allowing me to beta read this book! You never disappoint! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Your writing is a breath of fresh air in the suspense category because it is clean, yet suspenseful enough to get you in the feels...

I own every book Nichole has published and backed this on Kickstarter! I can’t wait to get this baby!

I highly recommend this."

— Holly S.,

Goodreads Review

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