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Deus Ex Umbra

A Superhero Romance Sequel

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Book 2 of Saint of the Shadows

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Pub Date 14 Nov 2025 | Archive Date 13 Nov 2025


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Description

A hero is just a bad guy who hasn’t succumbed to temptation…yet.

In Shadowhaven, two men embody the masked superhero known as the Patron Saint, forging one legend. Alongside Marisol, the Silver Spirit, they strike fear into the city’s sinners with righteous wrath.

Beneath the armor, however, their desires are laid bare. One man battles his demons, hiding the love he feels for his best friend, Marisol. The other indulges in her seduction, offering her his heart and submitting to her every whim.

“Kneel. Watch. Be a good boy…

…promise to find me when I am lost.”

When a woman from the Patron Saint’s past returns, she brings the memories he tried to forget and the sins he failed to atone for.

As the fragile peace they built falls apart, the Patron Saint relies on the Silver Spirit to be his guiding light. Yet, revolution divides her heart into three—grief for the hero she lost, longing for the friend she refuses to love, and fire for the woman who will burn the city clean.

Only a god out of the shadows, a Deus Ex Umbra, can deliver salvation.

Book 2 of the Saint of the Shadows superhero romance series raises the stakes and the heat, with femdom action, polyamorous tension, and more than one masked vigilante brought to their knees.

  • Superhero fantasy romance
  • Polyamorous romance
  • Best friends to lovers
  • Achillean attraction
  • Sapphic attraction
  • Dominant heroine
  • Masked vigilantes
  • Redemption arcs
  • High heat
  • Past and present storytelling 

A hero is just a bad guy who hasn’t succumbed to temptation…yet.

In Shadowhaven, two men embody the masked superhero known as the Patron Saint, forging one legend. Alongside Marisol, the Silver...


A Note From the Publisher

⚠ Adult Content Advisory: This book is intended for mature audiences (18+). Contains scenes of violence, trauma, religious imagery, and consensual power dynamics (femdom/submission).

Full content details (scroll under book and click DETAILED CONTENT NOTES): www.jonesyelise.com/books

Themes include vigilante justice, bisexual rep, best friends-to-lovers, polyamory, and high angst with sci-fi fantasy elements.

Written in 3rd past POV with sections of 1st present POV.

ARC available until Nov 13. Final release: Nov 14.
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⚠ Adult Content Advisory: This book is intended for mature audiences (18+). Contains scenes of violence, trauma, religious imagery, and consensual power dynamics (femdom/submission).

Full content...


Advance Praise

"An incredible, steamy, sciency epic." -- Early Reader

"Sexy, fun, and shockingly layered." -- Early Reader

"A Pulitzer-level writer of people feeling horny." -- Early Reader

"An incredible, steamy, sciency epic." -- Early Reader

"Sexy, fun, and shockingly layered." -- Early Reader

"A Pulitzer-level writer of people feeling horny." -- Early Reader


Marketing Plan

  •  ARC campaign (Oct 14 – Nov 13)
  • Book one Saint of the Shadows is back on Kindle Unlimited. 
  • Instagram & TikTok teasers featuring magenta cityscape aesthetic
  • Preorder deals until release date 
  • “Stuff Your Kindle” Romance event Oct. 28 with book one Saint of the Shadows
  • Newsletter swaps with fellow superhero/urban fantasy romance authors
  • Goodreads early reviews push
  •  ARC campaign (Oct 14 – Nov 13)
  • Book one Saint of the Shadows is back on Kindle Unlimited. 
  • Instagram & TikTok teasers featuring magenta cityscape aesthetic
  • Preorder deals until release date 
  • “Stuff Your...

Available Editions

EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9798989626656
PRICE US$2.99 (USD)
PAGES 406

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