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Marked For Death: A Dark Urban Fantasy Novel (Arbiters of Shadow Book 1) Kindle Edition

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A rogue demon hunter has discovered a dark secret... and she'll have to give up everything to bring it to light.


Riley Collins swore an oath to the Arbiters of Shadow to carry on her family’s legacy of hunting demons. After a hellhound attack in Omaha ends in disaster, the Arbiters assign her a new partner: Jacob Thorne, the arrogant son of one of the highest ranking members of the Council.


Their first assignment together leads them to a demonic ritual that gives Riley and Jacob more questions than the Arbiters are willing to answer. By defying Marcus Thorne and the rest of the Council in her search for the truth, Riley uncovers a conspiracy that runs deep within the demon hunting organization.


Caught between her desire to do the right thing and her duty to the Arbiters, Riley has to make an impossible choice. Will she resign herself to a dark truth within the organization she’s pledged her life to, or will she become an Oathbreaker and spend the rest of her life running from death?


Fans of Supernatural, Kim Harrison, and Ilona Andrews will love the dark twists and turns of MARKED FOR DEATH, book one of the ARBITERS OF SHADOW urban fantasy series by USA Today bestselling author Becca Blake.


Scroll up and one click to start reading book one of this dark urban fantasy series today!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08BWDFLZG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (March 16, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 16, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 8.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 381 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 43 ratings

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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021
    Riley Collins is just your everyday Arbiter of Shadows, working with her partner Ayla, killing demons, protecting humans who didn’t know either existed. That is until Ayla is killed by one. After her enforced time off, Riley is ready to go back out in the field. She needs a new partner though, and after stepping in where she wasn’t supposed to, she’s assigned the son of a Councilmember. After their first assignment doesn’t go as planned, Riley finds out that her father and his team was killed while on assignment. But something doesn’t seem right.
    When she finds a note in one of his books, she goes to his best friend, Orion, but he doesn’t give her much to go on, other than the author of the note is an oathbreaker, which she already knew, having already run into him. An oathbreaker is someone who walked away from the Arbiter of Shadows. He’s using “dark magic” now and the Council wants him dead. But the Council isn’t what it’s pretends to be, they’re covering up a huge secret, one that Riley discovers with the help of others. With the Council now after her, will she survive to be able to tell the rest of Haygrove what the Council is really up to or will she be silenced?
    This is the first book in the Arbiters of Shadow series, and I truly can’t wait for more. The story isn’t like anything I’ve read before, we’ve got a strong heroine who wields magic like she was born to it, demons, hellhounds, different planes, and more than one storyline going on. We’ve also got the almost romantic twist between Riley and Jacob. The story pulls you in and the writing and characters keep you intrigued until you’re surprised you’ve reached the end. I read this in one day, only stopping when I was forced to leave my house and told to leave my kindle at home.

    **I received an ARC of this story and this is my honest and voluntary review.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2021
    Marked for Death is a heart-pounding paranormal suspense story that you will not want to put down. The characters are engaging and have you rooting for them page after page. The women are strong and resilient. They fight hard for their beliefs and those that they love. The men are fierce and fight for their beliefs, principles, and those they love.

    The story has a different take on magic. They see it as a black and white force until former Arbiter, Ayla, dares to challenge their views. Riley and Orion are Arbiters, sworn to protect humanity from demons. The supernatural beings are under the protection or is that control of the Council of Shadows. Riley finds out through personal losses and sacrifices that the group she has sworn an oath to are not whom they say they are. With many twists, betrayals, paranormal action, secrets, mysteries, tons of drama, this is a very engaging story. I am anxious to read the next book in the series as the battle against the demon lords has only just begun.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2021
    As in many PNR humans are unaware of paranormal are real. The FMC is a sort of protector of the humans with her partner Ayla When she is killed Riley Is forced to take time out of work. You guessed it when she returns to work she has a new partner. As of dealing with the loss of her partner wasnt bad enough her own father and his team gets killed.
    Black magic and you guessed it council members that dont have the best of intentions are involved. Its full of betrayal and twisted every turn that youll have to read because you wont want to miss it.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
    Action and suspense made this an exciting story. I was intrigued by the blurb but the story blew me away. Fast paced and incredibly entertaining, I found this story an enjoyable read and I cannot wait to read more.

    I requested a copy of this book so I could provide an honest review.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2021
    This book was exciting, full of intrigue and betrayal.
    Riley Collins is a Arbiter of the Shadows. She hunts demons along side her partner Ayla. One night they confront a demon with a hellhound. Riley goes after the demon and Ayla battles the hellhound. Riley looses the demon and goes back to find her partner dead. She is devastated. She goes into routine leave and Orion her CO and second father to her comes over and takes her to the new recruit trials. First up is Jacob Thorne, son of council member Marcus Thorne. She, her father Owen and Orion are astonished when they let loose a hellhound for his trial. Things go south for Jacob and Riley saves his life but the council is angry at her. They decide that Jacob will be her new partner. Then it's hold onto your seats because the rollercoaster ride is just beginning.
    Great characters and storyline and I can't wait for more from this series.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021
    A great start to a series that has a strong undertone of the paranormal with its demons and its demon hunters. There was plenty of action, secrets, intrigue, betrayal, mystery and fun. Loved the setup of the series and the characters. Just a book that drew me in and had me reading to the end to see what Riley would face and uncover. Loved it.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2021
    This is a fantastic start of series. Riley's growth through the story was realistic & relatable. The world the author created for the series is intriguing. I look forward to the next book in this series
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022
    Magic, demons and those trained to fight them make a good reading experience. Who are the real monsters, will evil win? There are so many twists to this story line, betrayal, secrets and discovering strength in people not expected. I really want to read more.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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