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 20
- fantasy 17
- abduction 16
- enemies to lovers 15
- paranormal 14
- grumpy/cold hero 14
- cruel hero/bully 14
- possessive hero 14
- anal sex 13
- magic 12
- pregnancy 12
- independent heroine 12
- poor heroine 12
- forced proximity 10
- working class heroine 9
- alpha male 9
- praise kink 9
- competent heroine 8
- monsters 8
- non-human hero 8
- bdsm 7
- height difference 7
- consensual non-consent 7
- angst 6
- bondage 6
- m-f romance 6
- demons 5
- arranged/forced marriage 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- ancient times 4
- suspense 4
- breeding 4
- tortured hero 4
- caretaking 3
- slavery 3
- vengeance 3
- tortured heroine 3
- horror 2
- high fantasy 2
- age gap 2
- masc-dom 2
- exhibitionism 2
- survival 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- bodyguard/protector hero 2
- royal hero 2
- warlord/commander hero 2
- historical 1
- plain heroine 1
- sassy heroine 1
- medieval 1
- spanking 1
- somnophilia 1
- political/court intrigue 1
- small town 1
- bad boys 1
- rich hero 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- betrayal 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- insta-love 1
- war 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- marriage of convenience 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- rape 16
- abuse 16
- dubious consent 16
- non-consent between mcs 16
- death / grief 12
- miscarriage / infertility 10
- body betrayal 4
- torture of mcs 4
- child death 4
- no hea 3
- animal death 3
- graphic violence 3
- mental trauma 3
- religious trauma 3
- abuse between mcs 3
- third party abuse 3
- suicide / ideation 2
- misogyny 1
- past abuse 1
- alcoholism 1
- terminal illness 1
- torture of side characters 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 9
- male pov 2
- first person pov 2
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