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Bride of the Shadow King

by Sylvia Mercedes

Bride of the Shadow King #1

★★★★★★★★★★

4.15

Summary

Book 1. To save her kingdom, Lady Lyria agrees to become the bride of the fearsome Shadow King—a monstrous fae lord no human has survived. But the monster is not what he seems, and the bond forming between them might be the most dangerous magic in either realm.

Tropes

Enemies to Lovers Arranged Marriage Forbidden Love Fated Mates / Mate Bond Slow Burn Beauty and the Beast Forced Proximity

Mood

Swoony Atmospheric Escapist Enemies with Chemistry Dark

⚠️ Content Warnings›

Violence (general)War / BattlefieldDeath of a Loved One

Representation

Heterosexual Romance

Spice Notes

Steamy but tasteful — tension-heavy, moderate explicit content

Details

Pages388 pages

Year2022

POVFirst Person - Dual

PacingMedium

StructureEnemies to Lovers Arc

BurnSlow Burn

Love TriangleNo

FormatDuology

TimelineMonths

ViolenceModerate

Based onBeauty and the Beast

Characters

Morally Grey✓

Strong Female Lead✓

Multi Protagonists✓

LGBTQ+ Romance✗

Setting

Fae Courts / Faerie Realm Shadow Realm / Underworld

Read-Alikes

A Court of Thorns and Roses, Quicksilver, The Wolf King

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