Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court (Dark Companions #1)
K.A. Merikan
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· 36 ratings · 401 pages · Published: 19 Jun 2024
Luke
I’m your typical small-town loser stuck in a dead-end job. Single, because dating is for well-adjusted human beings, not traumatized gay boys with trust issues. All I want is to leave my past behind and finally start living.
My wish comes true in the most bizarre way imaginable. One evening, a beautiful man with pointy ears and flowing dark locks appears out of nowhere. He proclaims I am to be his ‘Dark Companion’ based on some stupid deal I made in a dream. Oh, and apparently he’s an elven prince, the Lord of Shadows, Protector of the Nightmare Realm and Knight of Grief Ocean.
Which is a weird way to ask me out, but okay.
It’s a hard no from me, but this absolute psycho abducts me to his palace in a moonlit realm populated by vicious beasts and backstabbing courtiers.
If I am to ever get back home, I need to adapt, because our full moon wedding is approaching fast. I can’t allow myself to buy into his seductive kisses, poet shirts made of spider silk and bouquets of sapphire roses. They hide poison and deception. A gilded cage is still a prison.
But…
What if I just never realized that what I need is a man with a cruel smile and a sword dipped in midnight? A man with secrets, and scars, and smoky eyes, and a past filled with darkness, and… have I mentioned he has a big d—
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“Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court” is a standalone, scorching hot, dark gothic M/M romantasy filled with snark and dark humor, but also violence, peril, jealousy, and angst.
The book is a darkly romantic escape into the shadows where love and destiny collide. Dive into the pages to discover if a gilded cage can become a home when shared with a seductive elven prince devoted to his Dark Companion’s every wish.
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Themes: abduction, enemies to lovers, size difference, fake relationship, dark humor, snark, jealousy, hurt/comfort, afraid to commit, obsessive hero, forced marriage, isekai, fantasy elven prince, gothic castle, childhood trauma, shadow magic, monsters and fantastical creatures, fish-out-of-water, secrets, portal fantasy
WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence, abduction, offensive language and morally gray characters unafraid to burn the world down for their beloved.
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Tagged as:
- fantasy 7
- paranormal 6
- magic 6
- dark romance 5
- gay romance 5
- fae 5
- abduction 5
- contemporary 5
- arranged/forced marriage 4
- queer romance 4
- non-human hero 4
- cruel hero/bully 3
- grumpy/cold hero 3
- royal hero 3
- class difference 3
- multicultural 2
- caretaking 2
- enemies to lovers 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- anal sex 2
- breeding 2
- consensual non-consent 2
- creative anatomy 2
- high fantasy 2
- suspense 2
- monsters 2
- medieval 2
- horror 2
- height difference 2
- new adult 1
- early 20s mmc 1
- small town 1
- age gap 1
- in his 30s 1
- fighter hero 1
- bondage 1
- double penetration 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- possessive hero 1
- rich hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past child neglect 3
- suicide / ideation 3
- death / grief 2
- self harm 2
- substance abuse 1
- dubious consent 1
- animal death 1
- graphic violence 1
- Format
- audiobook
- male pov 3
- dual pov 3
- first person pov 3
- standalone 1
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The 'Dark Companions' series
4.12 · 54 ratings
dual-pov · first-person-pov · dark · audiobook · suspense · paranormal · royalty · queer · fae · m-m · height-difference · magic · fantasy · male-pov · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · survival · multicultural · suicide · dub-con
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