Born for Silk (The Cradled Common #1)
Nicci Harris
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· 108 ratings · Published: 07 Sep 2024
Pleasure.
Provide.
A thousand years of climate change, genetic testing, and war destroyed civilisation as it was.
From the remains came the age of The Trade and The Crown. In return for resources, security, and a meaningful purpose, citizens accepted a life of service to the new world.
The land became The Cradle, and humankind was henceforth known as the Cradled Common.
Young Aster is no different. If selected, she'll be the King's Silk Girl. A common human bred to adore and pleasure him, and to provide The Cradle with healthy babies for the Trade.
That is her meaningful purpose.
But the King is more monster than man. The heir of the genetically enhanced breed, he was designed to survive and rule this new world.
King Rome has a heart as black as his giant pet eagle's wings, and a singular obsession—to reign.
That stands until one day Aster puts her tiny human hand in his...
But "love is not a virtue in The Cradle", because nothing could be more dangerous to the regime than having its merciless King fall in love with a common girl Born For Silk.
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Tagged as:
- virgin heroine 18
- breeding 16
- dystopian 16
- m-f romance 16
- age gap 15
- alpha male 15
- possessive hero 15
- height difference 15
- pregnancy 15
- royal hero 14
- sweet/gentle heroine 14
- class difference 13
- grumpy & sunshine 13
- rich hero 12
- grumpy/cold hero 12
- tortured hero 12
- non-human hero 12
- forbidden love 12
- science fiction 12
- spanking 11
- anal sex 11
- shy heroine 10
- found family 10
- political/court intrigue 9
- angst 9
- warlord/commander hero 9
- fantasy 8
- dark romance 8
- competent heroine 8
- cheerful/happy heroine 8
- creative anatomy 7
- futuristic 6
- praise kink 6
- disabilities & scars 5
- forced proximity 4
- caretaking 2
- insta-love 2
- cruel hero/bully 2
- exhibitionism 2
- war 2
- new adult 1
- suspense 1
- multicultural 1
- working class heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- graphic violence 11
- death / grief 10
- third party sexual assault 8
- past child abuse 8
- dubious consent 6
- animal death 6
- misogyny 2
- torture of side characters 2
- past child neglect 2
- forced pregnancy 1
- human trafficking 1
- mental trauma 1
- past abuse 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 10
- first person pov 8
- male pov 3
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The 'The Cradled Common' series
4.12 · 149 ratings
forbidden love · dark · mental-trauma · caretaking · praise-kink · virgin heroine · class difference · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · dystopian · futuristic · fantasy · age difference · audiobook · alpha male · m-f · height-difference · science fiction · insta-love · non-human-hero
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