ROMANCE.
MAGIC.
BAD DECISIONS.
A filthy little story about obsession, power, and breaking every rule.
Tar City chews people up and spits them out.
Sometimes, it swallows.
But Jax?
He owns it. The bar. The streets. The magic he swore he’d never use again.
Until tonight.
Because tonight, Sisk isn’t playing fair.
She walks into his bar—later than promised—and he’s more than furious.
He’s hungry.
And when she dares him…
he remembers why she’s the reason he stays.
The reason he breaks the rules.
NEW: The Bartender’s Ballerina
Welcome
to the Chaos
Are you into cursed objects?
Emotionally reckless characters who feel too much and kiss too late?
(And obviously don’t stop at kissing — we like our men messy and our love scenes on fire.)
Then you’re in the right place.
Around here, the magic bites back.
The couple gets punished.
And no one walks away clean.
ABOUT THE BOOK
CRYSTAL IRIS
GENRE: MYSTICAL ROMANCE
Forbidden touch. Contemporary magic. Emotional wreckage guaranteed.
She was warned. He was cursed. Neither of them listened.
A necklace that feeds on blood.
A forbidden touch.
A love that could destroy them both.
On the night of my engagement party, my estranged father crashed back into my life—only to disappear again, leaving behind a prism necklace I can’t take off.
It’s not just jewelry.
It’s alive.
It pulses with ancient magic—blood-bound, volatile, and hungry for more than I understand.
Now it’s changing me—pulling me away from the life I swore I wanted… and toward Hoyt Locklear, a stranger forged in secrets and danger.
A man with a prism of his own.
A man I was never supposed to touch.
Because when our skin meets, the magic strikes back.
Violent. Addictive. Punishing.
And still, I can’t stay away.
Caught between a fiancé who promised me safety—and a man whose touch feels like fate—I’m falling deeper into a prophecy I can’t escape.
The longer I wear this necklace, the more it owns me.
And the less I want to be saved.
“What if we can’t?”
“Then like a moth, I will burn everyday trying.”
“The story’s pace is slow and deliberate, balancing introspection with thrilling revelations, and moments of light humor and clever dialogue provide levity amid darker elements. Iris’ internal conflict and evolving identity anchor the tale, making her journey as poignant as it is fantastical. This richly developed tale promises deeper revelations and emotional stakes in future installments.”
— Kirkus
“Steamy and graphic and oh so good”
“I will be suffering until book two”
I write the kind of stories that punish you for wanting too much.
Book two is coming soon.
So is the emotional damage.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Blair Shadows writes mystical love stories packed with forbidden tension, devastating men, and heroines who don’t beg—they bite.
Crowned Queen of Mystical Romance (but she prefers Host of Bad Decisions), Blair is known for slow burns, sharp turns, and books that leave a mark.
Find her on Instagram and TikTok @authorblairshadows—or join the Shadows Society, where bad decisions are served on ice.
For inquiries, please email: contact@blairshadows.com