King of Flesh and Bone (The Pale Court #1)
Liv Zander
Worse than a ruthless king... is a king obsessed.
Isolation, darkness, and rotting flesh,
Surrounds me, suffocates me,
But I am the vile ruler who controls it all.
I long for warmth,
Yet, all that I touch,
Is cold.
Then, she stumbles in to my domain,
Lost and frightened,
Alone and confused.
And I terrify her even more.
She calls me the devil,
So I show her pleasure,
Like only the devil can.
I am the heat that stirs her flesh,
The longing that trembles her bone.
She begs her body to refuse,
To escape my embrace,
But I am her master,
The puppeteer of passion.
I am the King of Flesh and Bone.
Welcome to my court, little one.
King of Flesh and Bone is a full-length dark fantasy novel, and book one in The Pale Court duet. The two-part story features a ruthless man, the woman who can't escape his love, and a HEA. This world contains dark themes, violence, loss, and elements of horror some may find disturbing, and readers can find more detailed information on www.livzander.com. What this book doesn't contain is a hero - because villains do it better.
Tagged as:
- dark romance 23
- fantasy 18
- enemies to lovers 18
- abduction 17
- anal sex 16
- possessive hero 16
- paranormal 15
- cruel hero/bully 15
- pregnancy 14
- grumpy/cold hero 14
- independent heroine 13
- poor heroine 13
- magic 11
- forced proximity 11
- alpha male 10
- praise kink 10
- competent heroine 9
- working class heroine 9
- non-human hero 9
- bdsm 8
- monsters 8
- consensual non-consent 8
- m-f romance 8
- angst 7
- height difference 7
- demons 6
- bondage 6
- hurt/comfort 6
- arranged/forced marriage 5
- breeding 5
- ancient times 4
- suspense 4
- caretaking 4
- tortured hero 4
- slavery 4
- horror 3
- masc-dom 3
- vengeance 3
- sweet/gentle heroine 3
- tortured heroine 3
- royal hero 3
- warlord/commander hero 3
- sassy heroine 2
- medieval 2
- high fantasy 2
- age gap 2
- spanking 2
- exhibitionism 2
- somnophilia 2
- survival 2
- bodyguard/protector hero 2
- betrayal 2
- marriage of convenience 2
- historical 1
- plain heroine 1
- political/court intrigue 1
- small town 1
- bad boys 1
- rich hero 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- rape 19
- abuse 19
- dubious consent 18
- non-consent between mcs 18
- death / grief 13
- miscarriage / infertility 11
- body betrayal 5
- torture of mcs 5
- child death 5
- mental trauma 4
- abuse between mcs 4
- animal death 3
- graphic violence 3
- religious trauma 3
- third party abuse 3
- no hea 2
- suicide / ideation 2
- misogyny 1
- past abuse 1
- alcoholism 1
- terminal illness 1
- torture of side characters 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 11
- male pov 4
- first person pov 3
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