Bitter Burn (Lyonesse #3)
Sierra Simone
I think it’s important that you know this about me, that you understand this: I’m not sorry.
I’d do it again.
After my husband died eight years ago, I made vengeance my only purpose, my religion, my destiny. But to get to my enemy, I had to make myself like him. He had a kingdom of secrets? Then I would make an empire. He had blood on his hands? Then I would bathe in it.
But Tristan and Isolde changed everything. I hadn’t counted on wanting them, needing them; I hadn’t counted on how it felt to watch the two of them fall in love. I’d thought I had everything under control—I’d thought I was safe from my own long-dead heart. I’d never imagined that the wronged husband, the jealous king from my childhood fairy tales, would be played by none other than me.
It no longer matters what I used to believe. My enemy is ready to finish the game, and for the first time in eight years, I have pieces on the board I can’t afford to lose. I’ll burn the entire world to keep Tristan and Isolde safe, I’ll scorch the earth—but as any good assassin will tell you, fire will only get a man so far, because there’s always something left in the ashes. And for the three of us, it’s the cold, bitter bones of the truth: their story begins and ends with me.
And every story needs a villain…
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- poly (3+ people) 12
- mmf 11
- menage 10
- bdsm 10
- bisexuality 10
- boss & employee 9
- anal sex 9
- breeding 9
- spanking 9
- exhibitionism 9
- possessive hero 9
- queer romance 8
- arranged/forced marriage 8
- double penetration 8
- praise kink 8
- masc-dom 8
- contemporary 7
- dark romance 7
- political/court intrigue 7
- grumpy/cold hero 7
- sweet/gentle hero 7
- dangerous heroine 7
- bodyguard/protector hero 7
- forbidden love 6
- fem-dom 6
- role switching 6
- bondage 6
- pegging 6
- take-charge heroine 6
- caretaking 5
- independent heroine 5
- rich hero 5
- enemies to lovers 4
- good grovel 4
- competent heroine 4
- ceo/tycoon hero 4
- fetish 3
- bad boys 3
- rich heroine 3
- alpha male 2
- vengeance 2
- warrior heroine 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- religious trauma 8
- graphic violence 5
- geography
- north america 6
- usa 6
- europe 6
- washington d.c. 6
- morocco 5
- england 5
- new york state 4
- italy 3
- vatican city (holy see) 3
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 6
- first person pov 5
- male pov 1
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The 'Lyonesse' series
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