Bound to Fall
A.K. Caggiano
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· 88 ratings · 335 pages · Published: 31 Aug 2023
Cursed with dark magic, living virtuously has always eluded Celeste, but she’s determined to set right the wrongs she wrought in the sleepy village of Briarwyke and maybe even find her ever after, happiness unrequired and, as she sees it, undeserved. But darkness accompanies Celeste as keenly as clumsiness and shame, and when she accidentally releases a new evil on Briarwyke, she must find a divine source of magic to destroy it.
Sir Reeve, Holy Knight of Valcord, is one such divine source—not to mention incredibly handsome—and as luck would have it, already intent on vanquishing the evil that plagues Briarwyke. Unfortunately, he believes that evil to be a noxscura-wielding witch who has desecrated his faith’s Celeste herself. Abyss-bent on fulfilling his destiny, Reeve’s virtue and beliefs have never wavered because the world is simple, after all—there are those who are good, and those who are evil, and evil must be destroyed.
But what happens when a perceived evil requests assistance in defeating an even greater threat? Can Celeste and Reeve band together to save Briarwyke, or will their contempt for one another be their downfall?
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Bound to Fall is a standalone spinoff of Villains & Virtues , a completed trilogy that follows the exploits of Damien and Amma. This book takes place in the spring, after the events of Villains & Virtues , and does contain spoilers for the series including character death. However, Bound to Fall focuses on a new couple, Celeste and Reeve, who we did not meet in the original trilogy, and can be read as a standalone story.
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- enemies to lovers 19
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- shy heroine 17
- sunny/happy hero 16
- slow burn 15
- fighter hero 15
- himbo 14
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- hurt/comfort 10
- forced proximity 10
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- m-f romance 10
- neurodivergent mc 9
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- disabilities & scars 7
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- new adult 5
- found family 5
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- past abuse 17
- death / grief 12
- third party abuse 9
- third party sexual assault 8
- religious trauma 6
- self harm 5
- ableism 5
- past child abuse 5
- mental illness 3
- mental trauma 3
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- dual pov 13
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