Glory and the Master of Shadows: A Steamy Friends to Lovers Historical Romance - Paperback

by Grace Callaway (Author)

Set during the Opium Wars, this steamy and spellbinding Charlie's Angels meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon romance will leave you breathless.

Their love is forbidden...and irresistible.

The daughter of a half-Chinese duke and a lady fossil hunter, Lady Glory Cavendish is a free-spirited campaigner for justice. She belongs to a secret society of lady detectives whose goal is to help women in need. During her latest case involving a dastardly dognapping, Glory crosses paths with the handsome and mysterious Wei Chen, a master of healing and martial arts. Fascinated by the noble shifu, Glory convinces him to take her on as a pupil; the more time she spends with him, however, the more she longs for lessons of a more intimate nature.

Master Wei Chen has led a life of discipline focused on a single goal: avenging his murdered kin. His journey takes him to London where, by day, he treats opium users in his East End clinic and, by night, he secretly hunts the villain who destroyed his family. Yet for the first time, temptation distracts Wei: his spirited and lovely new pupil stirs dangerous needs in him. Desires that are forbidden between a shifu and his student...and between a commoner and a duke's daughter.

As Wei and Glory's slow-burn, friends to lovers romance ignites into fiery passion, they are drawn into a web of betrayal and deceit. Torn between honor and desire, revenge and love, the pair must decide if they will let the past determine their future...or if they will fight the shadows for their chance at happily ever after.

What Readers are Saying:

"I was absolutely blown away by this book. Grace has created a delightful world filled with love, friendship and family, humour, passion, depth, emotion and a genuine connection between the leads." -Nazmin, Goodreads

"Wei is inspired by the heroes of Cantonese dramas-tortured, graceful, elegant, DADDY-and there's this sense of wuxia throughout.... Still waters run deep with Wei, and, it must be said, he's also SICK HOT." -Caroline, Netgalley

"How I wish they could turn this whole series into a movie or series." -Leidy, Bookbub

LADY CHARLOTTE'S SOCIETY OF ANGELS

#1 Olivia and the Masked Duke (Livy & Ben)

#2 Pippa and the Prince of Secrets (Pippa & Cullen)

#3 Fiona and the Enigmatic Earl (Fiona & Thomas)

#4 Glory and the Master of Shadows (Glory & Wei)

#5 Charlotte and the Seductive Spymaster (Coming soon to preorder)

GAME OF DUKES

#1 The Duke Identity (Harry & Tessa)

#2 Enter the Duke (Ransom & Maggie)

#3 Regarding the Duke (Garrity & Gabby)

#4 The Duke Redemption (Wickham & Beatrice)

#5 The Return of the Duke (Severin & Fancy)

HEART OF ENQUIRY (THE KENTS)

Prequel Novella: The Widow Vanishes (Will & Annabel)

#1 The Duke Who Knew Too Much (Alaric & Emma)

#2 M is for Marquess (Gabriel & Thea)

#3 The Lady Who Came in from the Cold (Marcus & Penny)

#4 The Viscount Always Knocks Twice (Richard & Violet)

#5 Never Say Never to an Earl (Sinjin & Polly)

#6 The Gentleman Who Loved Me (Andrew & Primrose)

MAYHEM IN MAYFAIR

#1 Her Husband's Harlot (Helena & Nicholas)

#2 Her Wanton Wager (Percy & Gavin)

#3 Her Protector's Pleasure (Marianne & Ambrose)

#4 Her Prodigal Passion (Charity & Paul)