Shadows Between Us takes place in a kingdom ruled by a shadow king. The culture requires a girl to wait until her older sisters are engaged before she can get married. This leads to the protaganist sleeping around as she waits for her older, favored sister to be wedded off. Once she is able to, she takes aim at the king. She works her way into his court with attempts to marry him and rule the kingdom. The King takes notice. However, he wants a "fake courtship" to get everyone else off his back. She takes it, but ends up spending time with other guys. Eventually, they do start to work together. However, there are also issues with the kingdom - a bandit and people trying to kill the king. There is some interesting "shadow" magic in place. People can "live forever", but without personal contact. However, the "magic" is just a sideshow for a romance work. Two young people try to use each other for their personal gain, yet end up falling in love.
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