Molded By Madness & Magic

By: Hetrick, Rachel

"There are a thousand roads I could've walked. But every path, every choice, always leads me back to you. It's always you."

A changed king. A light-magic wielder returning into the arms of her oldest friend turned enemy. And a sorceress who has stopped asking the kingdom for mercy.

Evangeline Shry knows what Emmalee Estrada has become, and what it will cost to stop her. With the North rising under dark magic and prophecy, Evangeline makes the only choice left: walk back into the life of the woman who was once her closest friend, and risk losing herself in the process.

King Butch never wanted to be the man his father made him. But with his marshals missing, his wife gone, his kingdom bleeding, and the woman he cares for walking willingly into danger, he has to decide how much of his heart he can sacrifice for the country he is trying to save.

Letting Evangeline go may be the only way to win the war. Losing her may be the one thing he cannot survive.

Tropes readers will love:

Slow burn enemies-to-loversTortured morally grey kingSingle dad heroMemory curse / forced amnesiaBest-friend-turned-villainForced proximityHurt/comfortFound family in wartimeClosed-door romantasyLight, dark, and rune magic system

Perfect for readers who loved the slow-burn devotion of From Blood and Ash, the forbidden royal romance of Powerless, and the war-torn loyalty of The Bridge Kingdom.

*Molded By Madness & Magic is the fifth and final installment in the Between Shadows & Light series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1953139493
• ISBN13: 9781953139498
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Via Veritas Vita Press
• Length: 776 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"