Between the Devil and the Sea (The Devil and the Sea #1)
Chani Lynn Feener
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
3.90
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 66 ratings · 524 pages · Published: 05 Apr 2023
Detective Shadow Yor hates his life.
He spends all of his time, day after day, struggling against the demons in his head that tell him he’s a worthless, unlovable person. This doesn’t change when he’s sent on a new assignment with his partner to solve a series of murders. He’s good at his job and will find whoever did it, there’s no doubt there. The only question is whether or not he’ll be able to keep himself together, or if his empathic abilities will finally be the death of him.
Apollo Orobas is bored.
He’s bored of his secret nighttime proclivities and bored of playing the part of charming neighborhood do-gooder. Apollo isn’t good, never has been, but just when he’s starting to think life holds no interest, Shadow Yor stumbles into his sights. It doesn’t take long for him to figure out the detective is also hiding his true self, and suddenly coaxing Shade’s monster out into the light is all Apollo can think of. As obsession sinks its claws in, he decides it’s time for a new game, one Shade is going to play with him. Whether he likes it or not.
Kidnapped and forced to endure whatever twisted plans Apollo has in store, Shade struggles to hold onto his idea of right and wrong, but the more he tries to resist, the more those lines start to blur. What chance does a mere demon have against an actual devil? Especially one who soothes those twisted voices in his head and makes him feel for the first time ever that maybe he isn’t as unlovable as he’s always believed.
Trigger Warning: This is a stand-alone dark romance which means there are many themes that some might find disturbing. Some of these include, but are not limited to, dub-con, violence, a seriously obsessed male lead, a male lead who deals with low self-esteem, and explicit sexual content not suitable for all readers. Please be sure to read the Author's Note for a complete list of warnings! HEA guarantee!
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Tagged as:
- dark romance 15
- gay romance 15
- bdsm 11
- enemies to lovers 11
- abduction 11
- praise kink 10
- science fiction 10
- angst 10
- forced proximity 10
- spanking 9
- hurt/comfort 9
- possessive hero 8
- paranormal 7
- tortured hero 7
- dual pov 7
- mystery 6
- futuristic 6
- suspense 6
- queer romance 6
- male pov 5
- bad boys 5
- aliens 4
- cruel hero/bully 4
- fantasy 3
- men in uniform 3
- caretaking 2
- anal sex 2
- demons 1
- funny 1
- class difference 1
- grumpy & sunshine 1
- slow burn 1
- bondage 1
- primal/chase play 1
- betrayal 1
- survival 1
- workplace/office 1
- alpha male 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- rich hero 1
- somnophilia 1
- third person pov 1
- dystopian 1
- friends to lovers 1
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- content warnings
- dubious consent 12
- non-consent between mcs 11
- abuse between mcs 11
- rape 11
- abuse 8
- mental illness 8
- past abuse 7
- third party abuse 4
- graphic violence 4
- torture of mcs 3
- body betrayal 2
- torture of side characters 2
- past child abuse 2
- nontraditional hea 1
- mental trauma 1
- past child neglect 1
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The 'The Devil and the Sea' series
3.93 · 83 ratings
hurt-comfort · forced proximity · mystery · abuse · science fiction · length-long · m-m · paranormal · explicit-plentiful · dark · bdsm · queer · somnophilia · dub-con · rape-mc · graphic-violence · slow burn · rape · tortured hero · abduction
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