Promised: An Urban Fantasy

Ann Gimpel

Jul 2023 · Bound by Shadows Book 3 · Ann Gimpel Books LLC

About this ebook

Magic runs strong in me, but power isn’t enough.

Actually, these days nothing is enough. I’ve done a fine job alienating everyone who ever cared about me, from the witches in my Coven to the man I love to my wolfie familiar. Mother’s familiar left, winging a path to Faery. My wolf made it abundantly clear he’d have gone with her except the familiar bond doesn’t allow that level of latitude.

He howled up a storm about being stuck with me, and then quit talking.

Meanwhile, the babe growing within me is equally silent. He misses Damien’s soothing voice, mandolin, and Fae love. I’m under a geas to return my son to Faery the second he’s born. Ha! They’ll have to find me first. No power words in the universe will make me relinquish my boy.

Hecate still rattles around in my mind. I’m done with her. If I hadn’t allowed her in, I’d still be in Faery with Damien’s arms around me.

Woulda. Coulda. Shoulda. Talk is cheap.

Pregnant. Nowhere to call home. No money. Nothing but my magic. Somehow, it will have to carry us through.

Ratings and reviews

Promised is Ann Gimpel's fantastic finale for her Bound by Shadows trilogy. Promised does a great job addressing all of the questions from the first two books, tying up the loose ends, bringing us the epic battles we have been waiting for and finally giving us a HEA we can be happy with. The storyline is fast-paced and very well written; filled with magic and mayhem, witches, dark forces, Fae, Dark Fae, a magical fetus, wonderful familiars, danger, adventure, epic battles, Fae politics and romance. While the story is told through two POVs, Morgan and Damien, I feel that it is really carried by the two familiars, Zeke and Sita, and the unborn baby, Niall. It is heartwarming, how much say they have. It truly brings the story together for me. The characters are well developed and engaging. While there are all the old ones, many new characters are introduced as well. I love the Dark Fae and their role in ridding the taint within the witches, and during the final battle with Hecate.

I think that this is a GREAT finish to a series that brought me many wonderful hours of escape in to this magical world! Morgan and Damien's story was a good one that I highly recommend! I think that it was Fantastic!!! I Loved every Page!!! No Spoilers! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

About the author

Ann Gimpel is a USA Today bestselling author. A lifelong aficionado of the unusual, she began writing speculative fiction a few years ago. Since then her short fiction has appeared in many webzines and anthologies. Her longer books run the gamut from urban fantasy to paranormal romance. Once upon a time, she nurtured clients. Now she nurtures dark, gritty fantasy stories that push hard against reality. When she’s not writing, she’s in the backcountry getting down and dirty with her camera. She’s published over 100 books to date, with several more planned for 2023 and beyond. A husband, grown children, grandchildren, and wolf hybrids round out her family.