The Shadow Courtesan

Written by Willow Woods

Narrated by Emily Mount

Tenebrae; a world of darkness, trapped in the past and where vampires rule over their mortal slaves.

Torn from the safety of her small village, twelve-year-old Reina is a thrust into a life of slavery and eternal darkness. Spending her prime years in servitude to the demons known as vampires, Reina learns to keep her head down and remain unseen. But all that changes when she makes a fatal mistake.

A century after seeing her home destroyed and family slaughtered, Reina is forced to return toTenebrae. No longer a slave and raised to the ranks of vampire, the very creature she loathes, Reina is determined to end slavery and destroy Tenebrae. But she has caught the attention of Master Vrykólakas, the man responsible for the death of her family. Suspicious of Reina's return he issues her an impossible ultimatum: become his treasured courtesan or condemn the man who is both her Creator and lover to death.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aiséirí Publishing
• Release date: Oct 31, 2023
• ISBN: 9781999309749

Willow Woods

Willow lives in London with her husband, their cat, Nora and hamster Little Baronness.An animal lover she fosters with the RSPCA.A fanatic bookworm Willow reads a wide variety of genres from fantasy to crime thrillers. She never leaves the house without at least one book! Fantasy is her favourite genre which has a great impact on her writing, but she is also branching out into other genres such as historical fiction.Holding an MA in Historical Research much of her writing is influenced by historical events.Willow’s first publication was The Gods’ Wrath, a short story on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Her first published full-length novel is Where I Belong, a contemporary fantasy with a twist.