However, he would lose the crown after being knocked unconscious by Henrik Veidt. Upon placing the crown on his head, Murnau gained control of his shadow and Chamberlin's, which he used to gain the knowledge of the Keys and Keyhouse. After suffering fatal injuries in the Second Battle of Ypres, John fled back to Keyhouse Manor, but he dropped the still-active Crown that caught the eye of Eric Murnau. John was conscripted the Allied, and shortly after, he summoned an army of shadows to massacre an entire German camp. John outwitted Chamberlin when he entered the Vault with the Anywhere Key and took with him the Crown of Shadows to Belgium at the war's front lines. In 1915, Chamberlin placed Crown inside the Vault of Shadows along with some of the most deadly keys in the Lockes' arsenal as a means to keep his son John and anyone else from using them during World War I. In the early 20th century, the Crown of Shadows was used by the family of Chamberlin Locke to cast the living shadows as servants, such as serving dinner, Harland Locke used the shadows to act out the story of Peter Pan as he read the book as a bedtime story. It’s packed with humor, adventure, and a sweet, slow burn romance between a reluctant fae queen and the assassin who tried to kill her.The Crown of Shadows was created along with the Shadow Key sometime during or after 1775 by Benjamin Locke and used as a weapon against the Red Coats. It features fae, werewolves, vampires, and wizards.

I knew I should have demanded a job description before I took on this queen gig….Ĭrown of Shadows is the final book in the Court of Midnight and Deception urban fantasy trilogy and is part of the Magiford Supernatural City world. New to do list: Catch my would-be killer and convince my own husband I love him. To make matters worse, I love Rigel-and he doesn’t believe me when I tell him! How’s that for romance? But he’s been gone for two months, and when he finally returns he won’t say where he’s been. Normally, I’d count on Rigel-my consort, who also happens to be a deadly fae assassin-to have my back. If I don’t do something soon I might not survive their next attempt. Whoever is plotting against me is getting serious.

Yay, me!įinding my would-be-killer has been last on my to do list for a long time-which should tell you what a dumpster fire my life has been. Since the day I was crowned Queen of the Night Court, someone has been trying to kill me.

Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea