Bride of Brutal Hearts (Bloodborne Court #1)
Kate Stevens
Two vicious kings. One captive bride. Their magic should have destroyed me.
Instead, it made them mine.
When my sister’s name is called for the vampires’ harvest, I step forward. It’s a death sentence, but she has a family, a future. All I have is a dusty bookshop, an ailing body, and a fate that always ends in fangs.
As the only volunteer, I’m claimed as the newest Mortal Bride—a living sacrifice to their two wicked kings.
The Conqueror, ruthless and imposing, his icy demeanor concealing his fiery intensity.
The Butcher, charming and capricious, his divine beauty disguising his cruel desires.
The kings intend to drain my lifeforce to fuel the spell securing their reign. But when the ceremony goes awry, we’re all ensnared in an obsessive bond… one not even death can break.
The Conqueror and the Butcher now hunger for more than my blood. They want all of me, forever.
I should resist them. I should hate them. They are the monsters who devour my people.
But no matter how brutal their hearts, I crave them just as fiercely.
Bride of Brutal Hearts is a dark fantasy villain romance and the first book in the Bloodborne Court series. It features a slow burn romance with high heat between two morally black vampires and their captive bride. This book contains dark elements, graphic violence, and themes some may find disturbing. Readers can find more information in the Author’s Note and a detailed list on the author's website.
Please note that Bride of Brutal Hearts is the first book in a planned quartet and some storylines will remain unresolved until the finale. While the series will end with a happily-ever-after, there will be plenty of trauma, death and groveling beforehand.
TROPES: slow burn romance, fast burn spice, morally black characters, touch her and die, forced proximity, villain gets the girl, only soft for her, shared senses, he falls first, found family
Tagged as:
- vampires 16
- mmf 15
- dark romance 15
- enemies to lovers 14
- witches 14
- virgin heroine 14
- forced proximity 13
- magic 13
- anal sex 13
- class difference 13
- fantasy 12
- arranged/forced marriage 12
- slavery 12
- disabilities & scars 12
- poor heroine 12
- horror 11
- exhibitionism 11
- gay romance 11
- fated mates 11
- curvy heroine 11
- grumpy/cold hero 11
- primal/chase play 11
- poly (3+ people) 10
- demons 10
- monsters 10
- age gap 10
- height difference 10
- sassy heroine 10
- possessive hero 10
- non-human hero 10
- spanking 9
- suspense 9
- m-f romance 9
- rich hero 9
- royal hero 9
- warlord/commander hero 9
- bondage 9
- shy heroine 9
- double penetration 9
- cruel hero/bully 9
- menage 8
- queer romance 8
- bisexuality 8
- masc-dom 8
- betrayal 8
- praise kink 7
- tortured hero 7
- survival 6
- tortured heroine 6
- paranormal 5
- high fantasy 5
- bad boys 5
- slow burn 5
- competent heroine 5
- sweet/gentle heroine 5
- mfm 4
- sunny/happy hero 4
- abduction 4
- political/court intrigue 4
- alpha male 4
- working class heroine 3
- tall heroine 3
- independent heroine 3
- bdsm 3
- war 3
- somnophilia 3
- angst 3
- mystery 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- vengeance 2
- plain heroine 2
- breeding 1
- consensual non-consent 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse between mcs 13
- body betrayal 12
- graphic violence 11
- dubious consent 11
- torture of mcs 11
- religious trauma 10
- human trafficking 8
- slut shaming 8
- miscarriage / infertility 8
- torture of side characters 8
- victim blaming 7
- non-consent between mcs 7
- past abuse 6
- birth-control non-consent 5
- misogyny 5
- past child neglect 5
- mental trauma 3
- abuse 3
- death / grief 2
- no hea 1
- forced pregnancy 1
- self harm 1
- child death 1
- Format
- dual pov 7
