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A Pact Made of Shadows: Book I - What the Forest Remembers
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 5 2026
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.58 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Book I: What the Forest Remembers
by Ashman Taylor
Genres:
Dark Fantasy Supernatural Thriller Paranormal Mystery Urban Fantasy Gothic Fantasy Slow-Burn Romance
Some agreements are signed in blood.
In a remote town bordering an ancient forest, a man is murdered-and the truth is buried so quickly it feels rehearsed. Authorities rule it an accident. The town accepts the lie. But the forest remembers.
When Lena Morrow arrives, she senses something deeply wrong beneath the town's quiet routines: invisible rules, inherited silence, and fear disguised as tradition. As fragments of an old pact surface, Lena is pulled into a dangerous web of secrets involving rival supernatural families, a buried murder, and a mysterious force that exists not to rule-but to correct imbalance.
Noah Blackridge, heir to a werewolf bloodline, must choose between loyalty and conscience.
Adrian Vale, born into a powerful vampire family, understands that true power hides best in shadow.
And Lena stands between them-not as a chosen savior, but as something far more dangerous: a witness who refuses silence.
As the mystery deepens, truths long suppressed rise to the surface, exposing a conspiracy built on fear, sacrifice, and control. The cost of silence becomes impossible to ignore, and the town must decide whether truth is worth surviving-or whether forgetting is safer than justice.
Because this time, the forest is listening.
And it remembers everything.
Why Readers Are Loving A Pact Made of Shadows
1. Dark fantasy with vampire and werewolf lore
2. Supernatural thriller with a murder mystery core
3. Atmospheric, gothic worldbuilding
4. Slow-burn paranormal romance rooted in choice, not destiny
5. Morally complex characters and intelligent suspense
. Perfect balance of action, mystery, and philosophy
Perfect for Fans of:
Dark fantasy novels
Paranormal romance with depth
Supernatural mystery thrillers
Urban fantasy with vampires and werewolves
Gothic fantasy and atmospheric fiction
Books like The Night House, The Atlas Six, and prestige supernatural series
- A Pact Made of Shadows is a gripping supernatural thriller where monsters are not defined by claws or fangs-but by the agreements they refuse to break.
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