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 31
- fantasy 24
- abduction 24
- enemies to lovers 23
- anal sex 23
- possessive hero 21
- pregnancy 20
- cruel hero/bully 20
- paranormal 18
- grumpy/cold hero 18
- independent heroine 17
- poor heroine 17
- forced proximity 15
- alpha male 15
- praise kink 14
- m-f romance 14
- working class heroine 13
- magic 12
- bondage 12
- consensual non-consent 12
- non-human hero 12
- bdsm 10
- competent heroine 10
- arranged/forced marriage 9
- monsters 9
- breeding 9
- angst 8
- height difference 8
- tortured heroine 8
- royal hero 8
- hurt/comfort 7
- masc-dom 7
- slavery 7
- demons 6
- tortured hero 6
- ancient times 5
- suspense 5
- caretaking 5
- medieval 5
- vengeance 5
- betrayal 5
- horror 4
- age gap 4
- somnophilia 4
- sweet/gentle heroine 4
- warlord/commander hero 4
- marriage of convenience 4
- high fantasy 3
- spanking 3
- exhibitionism 3
- political/court intrigue 3
- take-charge heroine 3
- plain heroine 2
- sassy heroine 2
- survival 2
- bodyguard/protector hero 2
- mystery 2
- historical 1
- small town 1
- bad boys 1
- rich hero 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- cliffhanger 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- rape 25
- abuse 24
- dubious consent 23
- non-consent between mcs 22
- death / grief 18
- miscarriage / infertility 15
- body betrayal 10
- child death 10
- torture of mcs 9
- mental trauma 8
- graphic violence 7
- abuse between mcs 7
- no hea 6
- religious trauma 6
- animal death 5
- third party abuse 5
- misogyny 4
- suicide / ideation 3
- past abuse 3
- alcoholism 3
- terminal illness 2
- torture of side characters 1
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 16
- male pov 8
- first person pov 7
