Shadows of Nightshade
Lyla Oweds
(The Garden of Eternal Flowers, #1)
Publication date: March 8th 2023
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
I dream of a time where I was warm, safe, and loved.
But my waking reality is starkly different.
Anxiety plagues me and spirits haunt the shadows. No matter how fast I run, I can’t seem to escape my past.
The only solace and steady force in my life is my best friend, Finn.
And now… there’s a ghost haunting me. And I’m not certain if it wants help or if it wants to kill me. There’s only one person who can understand: Finn’s brother, Damen.
However, in reaching out, I’m betraying Finn and setting things into motion that cannot be undone.
But nobody ever said that doing the right thing was easy.
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The Garden of Eternal Flowers is a re-envisioning of my Grimm Cases series. Eternal Flowers has taken my original vision of Bianca’s story and transformed it into something new and beautiful. Some chapters are similar, and some dialogue is the same, as The Grimm Cases, Origins, but overall, about 75% of the book has been entirely revisioned with new plot points, mystery, and interpersonal relationships. Also, unlike Origins (originally a Wattpad release), there is now a clear beginning, climax, and conclusion in each individual novel, which allows them to be read alone or as part of the ongoing series.
I hope that you will enjoy Shadows of Nightshade as much as I enjoyed writing it. Truly, it is an honor to write about Bianca and her boys, and all of these characters are near and dear to my heart.
Trigger Warning: This series deals with the aftermath of severe childhood trauma.
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My Review:
Shadows of Nightshade is the first book by Lyla Oweds that I have read but I don’t expect that it will be the last. You know when I started reading Shadows of Nightshade I was expecting something entirely different than what I got from reading the summary. I will have to say that the summary has not done this one justice as it is way more than it says.
Shadows of Nightshade is about a young girl seeking help with a ghost problem she is having. Bianca needs help and she doesn’t believe that her boyfriend Finn will believe her or help her. So she decides to go see his brother Damen and ask for his help.
For some reason, Bianca doesn’t want Finn to find out that she has gone to his brother for help. Now, in my opinion, something is not quite right with this picture on so many different levels. Question one – why does Finn not want Bianca to ask Damen for help? Question – two why does Bianca need to hide anything from anyone, especially her boyfriend? What is going on? Is the problem Finn? Or is it Damen?
Shadows of Nightshade has some pretty big twists that kept me hanging on page after page as it slowly revealed its secrets. It kept me in suspense not able to turn the pages as fast as I would have liked to find all the answers. I can’t wait for more from this world to see where Bianca, Finn, and Damen’s stories take them next.
I would recommend Shadows of Nightshade to all fans of the paranormal! Grab your copy of Shadows of Nightshade today!
Author Bio:
Lyla Oweds is a paranormal / urban fantasy author who resides in the beautiful Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania with her husband, children, and animals. While she enjoys all genres of fiction, she has a deep appreciation for fantasy, romance, mystery, crime, and horror. Lyla has a bachelor’s in anthropology and will be completing her master’s in information technology in 2023.
Writing is her moonlighting passion, and she loves having the opportunity to share her perspective as a disabled (profoundly hard of hearing) woman. During the daylight hours, Lyla works as a principal / lead design and development specialist focusing on user experience and accessibility. When not working, Lyla is usually indulging in one of her many hobbies such as amusing her children, gardening, crocheting, interior decorating, baking, cooking, or playing video games.
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