This is Book 1 of the Color by Numbers Series – and you’ll definitely want to be on the look out for books 2 & 3 coming this summer!!
ENSNARED BY A SOUL
In the shadows of the forest, two shape-shifting kitsune Kuro, content with the solitude of the mountains, and his only ally Jaden, a demon with dark dreams for their future. When a figure from Kuro’s past snaps a photograph of the demon fox, the kitsune are forced to leave their home behind and follow him to Asheville in a bid to prevent its publication. But trouble has a way of accumulating around Kuro. When police secretary Caroline Lahey sees the kitsune from the top of her barn, she doesn’t hesitate to shoot. Captured, Kuro knows that killing her is his only chance at freedom… but it would also turn him into something he’s not, something that repels and disgusts him. Someone like Jaden. As Jaden tries to pull Kuro further into his world of violence, Kuro realizes he can no longer stomach the thought of bloodshed, but neither can he bring himself to reveal everything to Caroline. Forced to rely on her soul for his survival, his life becomes a precarious balancing act of hiding her existence from Jaden… and hiding Jaden’s violence from Caroline. Soon, Kuro finds himself trapped by his own lies, and when his balancing act fails, Jaden knows that Kuro will do anything to protect the woman he’s fallen in love with. Even, at last, kill.
A Black and Solemn Silence is a slowburn, paranormal, enemies-to-lovers romance and the first book in the adult urban fantasy Color by Numbers series. It includes adult themes and ends on a cliff-hanger. .
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal,
332 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2024
Get Your Copy: Amazon | Goodreads
PREORDER: A Splash of Burgundy (Book 2) – Release date: June 11, 2024
PREORDER: Caribbean Blue (Book 3) – Release date: July 9, 2024
Whew, let me just collect myself for a second. Well, if you’re looking to read just one book in this series, you’d better find more time because you’ll want to read them all!! The “ending” was very much not an ending but rather an intermission before the next book begins, and oh boy, does it leave you hanging!!
While I felt the whole book was slow moving, the story is absolutely fascinating! The characters are quite dynamic, and I find myself so eager to learn more about them with each chapter.
An enigmatic display of light vs. dark, good vs. evil, human vs. demon. A truly paranormal story that will be playing on your heart strings all the way to the last word of the last page!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you Book Sirens!
Cozy Home Delight 
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