She was never meant to survive. Now she might be the key to saving a realm that wants her dead. Some wounds don't stay buried. Some realms don't let you heal. Elora thought she was broken-grieving her child, fleeing a past she barely survived. But when a stranger drags her through a tear between worlds, she awakens in a realm of ruthless fae, ancient magic, and deadly secrets. Here, the courts are ruled by beauty and brutality. Prophecies are chains. And Elora may be the key to a war older than memory. To survive, Elora must uncover the truth of who-and what-she is... before the shadows claim her for good. Thrust into a world of power plays and impossible choices, Elora becomes the center of a storm she can barely comprehend. Her only ally is Jadis, a bold, enigmatic warrior with his own secrets and a disdain for fate. Their bond is uneasy, guarded... and growing harder to ignore. As war brews between fae courts and whispers of her past rise like ghosts, Elora must decide what she's willing to become to survive. Because in this world, even love is dangerous-and the wrong choice could cost everything. Between Light and Shadows is the gripping first novel in a contemporary fantasy series for adults of found family, dark court politics, slow-burning desire, and the reckoning of a woman who was never meant to stay silent.