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Shadows of Synd
Series · 4 books · 2022-2023

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#1

Under the Shadows

2022

To them, I’m a mafia princess, but shadows can be deceiving. My life goes from bad to worse when I save Emma King from a fate worse than death. Now I’m on their radar: Shane, Ren, and Alex, rulers of the west side of Synd. Surviving them is the least of my worries with the Byrns mafia in shambles, and I’m running out of shadows to hide within. We’re fighting a battle against something that moves through our city like ghosts, snatching people in the dead of night and I’m afraid I might be next. Now I must decide-the devils I know or what lurks within the shadows. Will they help me, even though I’m a Byrns? Will it even matter since a Byrns can never trust a King? Regardless, I’ll be forced to show them exactly who I am. And I am no princess. Samantha and the Kings story is a mafia romance with enemies-to-lovers and a guaranteed HEA where the main character will end up with more than one love interest. Under the Shadows does contain adult content with violence, extra spice, themes of trafficking, and other mature concepts. For more see author’s website.
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#2

Running From Shadows

2022

Veiled in Shadows. Chased by Death. Ryker Helms For ten years I've run the Reapers MC as president. I've put my blood, sweat, and tears into rebuilding us after the attempted coup. I never thought I'd see Kenzie Raines again. She was a thorn in my side and an ache in my chest growing up and I doubt anything has changed. When she stumbles back in my life, battered and bruised and unwilling to talk, the protective instinct rises up, overshadowing anything else in my life. I don't know if I can protect her and the Reapers from the demons chasing her, but I'll be damned if I let her go again. MacKenzie Raines I never planned on coming back to Synd, but when I'm forced to run, I escape to the only person I've ever felt safe with-Ryker Helms. Everything in me says to keep my distance. He spurned me once before and I refuse to let him break my heart again, but I might not live long enough for a second chance anyways. I don't want to bring trouble to the Reapers, but he's my only shot at survival. This is the second book in the Shadows of Synd Series. This is a series of standalones, but they are best enjoyed in reading order. There are overarching questions that will not be resolved until book four, but the relationship will be resolved in this book. Ryker and MacKenzie's story is a dark, MC, second-chance romance with a guaranteed HEA featuring a midsize FMC. There is adult content in this book. Please visit author's website for more information.
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#3

Becoming Shadows

2023

Embracing the shadows may be the only thing that can save her. Hawk My life as the Vice President in the Reapers MC is what I thought I needed. Until Willow St. James crashes into my world. When our anonymous one-night stand turns into guarding her from threats unknown, I realize that finding my hope in this woman might not be enough. She may be a part of a past I left behind, but I'm determined to make her mine. I'll fight to keep her by my side—no matter the cost. Willow I came to Synd for a break-from my life, from my stepfather's controlling ways, and from a secret admirer I can't seem to shake. I wanted just one night to be free. When I find the man I played hide the sausage with is actually second-in-command of the Reapers, I wish I would have kept my pants on. Except now my problems from home are bleeding into Synd. I've spent so long being what everyone else expects, I don't know if I can trust the promise of salvation shining in Hawk's eyes. Becoming part of the shadows I've run to might be the only thing that saves me-once and for all.
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#4

Shadows Within Us

2023

The shadows within will either save or destroy us. Mason Being the head of the Byrns mafia is in my blood. When I woke up from a coma, all I wanted was everything to go back to normal. Instead, I’m left with loneliness seeping into my pores and the echo of a gunshot reverberating in my head. When Lacey tumbles into my life, fighting me every step of the way, I don’t know whether to be intrigued or pissed. I should let her go, but falling for her might be the only thing that saves me. Lacey For years I’ve lived in the shadows, yearning to be a part of their world. Being on the outside looking in wasn’t enough. I pushed the limits a little too far, slowly losing sight of anything but him—Mason Byrns. Suddenly, I find myself entrenched in his world in a way I never imagined. All I wanted was to be seen, but now I might not make it out alive.

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