Her blood is the key to immortality, the secret origin of vampires, a corrupt bloodline created when fallen angels and mortal women gave birth to Nephilim/demi-gods. This mix of mortal and immortal blood is the alchemist primary ingredient for the elixir of life; the only way a mortal can become immortal. Ever is the last of that bloodline, and everyone is After Ever.
Ever thought her life on the run was driven by her mother’s paranoia, but after Slade, a reaper angel, captures Ever, she must use her last breath to tempt her captor to survive. Forbidden temptation awakens sinful, powerful, soul-snatching desire between predator and prey. She has to choose a side as the catalyst in a supernatural war. Will Slade be forced to kill her to prevent the apocalypse, an atonement to pay for this forbidden primal need she has woken up inside him? #nephilim #watchers #forbiddenknowledge #darkromance
The Interview, Gift and Wound, Dreamcatcher, Thirst for Life, The Shadow of Death…
“Maybe I did give him a piece of my soul. A ping of disgust with myself rises in my mind. I push it away, reminding myself he’s the soul-snatching deliverer of pleasure, pain, corrupting my body and soul in a dark ecstasy I didn’t know existed. Maybe I did sell my soul? It’s not like I know how this works. The images of that first time with him, the sensations, the madness of him taunting me to the edge of desire rush through my mind. I let the cold water rinse through my hair and over my face. I’d give into him again and again, until there is nothing left of me. Not even my soul…”
M.C. Slade delivers a wildly imaginative and addictive story that completely takes over your mind from page one. A world of Watchers, Keepers, the Fallen, and demi-gods unfolds around you — a reality layered with secrets and supernatural danger.
Our heroine, the last Nephilim, has spent her entire life on the run, unaware of who she truly is. But as her twentieth birthday approaches, truth and destiny collide. Scales are lifted from her eyes, power awakens, and suddenly she is the key to everything — which makes her the number one target.
Enter Slade — a Fallen whose mission is to kill her, yet the moment he sees her, everything changes. His pull toward her is instant, forbidden, and absolutely electric. He was created to end her… but instead he may be her downfall or her salvation.
The world-building is phenomenal, brimming with dark magic and vivid creativity — from crows that carry messages of doom to stone that breathes with life. The spice is dark, edgy, and original, perfectly fitting the tension and dangerous allure of the romance.
This book is captivating, atmospheric, and emotionally gripping. If you love dangerous love, supernatural wars, and a heroine stepping into her power, this is an absolute must-read.
I am obsessed — and already desperate for book two.
After Ever: Honestly, I am completely enthralled. That Candle scene defines them, defines the story, and leaves me breathless. It’s unforgettable, and I am so here for every Second of it. The lingering feeling isn’t just fear or passion. It’s inevitable tragedy wrapped in beauty. Love, Power, and Punishment intertwined. I closed that section thinking: This was always going to happen. It’s not right, but it’s real. -Cheyanne
After Ever by M.C. Slade is the Next Best Seller. This book Has it all. The characters are fully developed, the spice scenes actually feel logistically real, yet primal and forbidden. You will want to read this one over and over again. This is definitely a new Romantasy that will curl your toes and tease your curiosity-Jazz
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AFTER EVER The Last Watcher
M.C. Slade is such an amazing writer and truly brings her characters to life. She captures the essence of forbidden love, desires and the danger that exists between Slade and Ever. I was completely captivated by the entire story. At times, you’re not even sure who Ever should trust or what Slade is going to do next, and it just puts you more into the story making it more riveting than ever! AFTER EVER definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire book; you won’t want to put it down 🤎 -Becky McDaniel
About the author
M.C. Slade
Author M.C. Slade was born to daydream—ask all of the middle school teachers that failed her. She started writing years later, after becoming a teenage mother at sixteen, a waitress, and before starting her degree in her thirties. In the beginning, she was unable to successfully place her fingers on a keyboard and type without looking. She had only an eighth-grade education but had since gotten her diploma and had a story to tell. The one you are reading now, the first. She began writing when her children were very young, as a way to escape the mundane, explore the emotions she left in her childhood, and visit worlds with soulful characters and fantasy. You may find errors in her books, flaws in grammatical perfection, but you will also find haunted souls, profound love, immense self-exploration through impossible situations, and stories that will take you on a little-bit-twisted adventure.
I am so happy to be able to share this story that I started writing more than twenty years ago. Life got busy, but this story always pulled me back. I’m looking forward to seeing others enjoy the story and discuss all the little bits inside it. I hope to write another one to go along with this one day. No Promises. This one took me twenty years, and I seem to have misplaced my bottle of immortality elixir.
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