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 19
- breeding 17
- dystopian 17
- m-f romance 17
- age gap 16
- alpha male 16
- possessive hero 16
- height difference 16
- pregnancy 16
- royal hero 15
- sweet/gentle heroine 15
- class difference 14
- grumpy & sunshine 14
- rich hero 13
- grumpy/cold hero 13
- forbidden love 13
- tortured hero 12
- non-human hero 12
- science fiction 12
- shy heroine 11
- spanking 11
- anal sex 11
- found family 10
- political/court intrigue 10
- angst 10
- warlord/commander hero 10
- fantasy 9
- competent heroine 9
- cheerful/happy heroine 9
- dark romance 8
- creative anatomy 7
- futuristic 7
- disabilities & scars 6
- praise kink 6
- forced proximity 5
- insta-love 3
- cruel hero/bully 3
- war 3
- caretaking 2
- exhibitionism 2
- working class heroine 2
- new adult 1
- suspense 1
- multicultural 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- graphic violence 12
- death / grief 11
- third party sexual assault 9
- past child abuse 9
- dubious consent 7
- animal death 7
- misogyny 3
- past child neglect 3
- human trafficking 2
- torture of side characters 2
- forced pregnancy 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
fantasy · age difference · futuristic · forbidden love · science fiction · height-difference · alpha male · m-f · audiobook · praise-kink · virgin heroine · caretaking · dark · mental-trauma · dystopian · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · class difference · misogyny · forced proximity
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