Front cover of What Echoes in the Dark by S.M. Gaither, paperback

What Echoes in the Dark - S.M. Gaither

S.M. Gaither

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  • Pages · 512 pages
  • Publication Date · 09/04/2026
  • Genre · Fantasy romance
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PRE-ORDER THE SECOND BOOK IN THE IRRESISTIBLE FANTASY ROMANCE TRILOGY!Readers love What Blooms From Death:`The perfect slow burn romance with the best banter and delicious chemistry' 5* reader review`S.M. Gaither is a master of world building, complicated characters, and tension-filled enemies to lovers stories' 5* reader review`The perfect mix of fantasy with romance. I honestly think S.M. Gaither just gets better and better.' 5* reader review------------------------Months ago, Bellanova Halestorn brought her world back from the dead. But life is a fragile thing. The magic reviving the decayed realm of Noctaris is unstable. Unpredictable. Worse, the one who helped Nova begin to balance that realm - Aleksander - is gone, his body overtaken by the vengeful divine being known as Lorien Blackvale. As the survivors of her ravaged world look to her for salvation, Lorien offers Nova a dangerous bargain: Undo the curse that ruined him centuries ago, restore the scattered pieces of his true self, and she can have Aleks back. Desperate to save the man she loves, Nova agrees. But every step she takes uncovers secrets far more dangerous than Lorien himself. Secrets about her past, about a fanatical order hellbent on controlling the Vaeloran cycle. and about Aleksander's true nature. Because his Light is changing. Something darker is waking. And saving her world from that darkness might mean losing him for good.

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