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 14
- enemies to lovers 13
- mmf 13
- dark romance 13
- witches 12
- virgin heroine 12
- forced proximity 11
- magic 11
- anal sex 11
- class difference 11
- fantasy 10
- horror 10
- exhibitionism 10
- gay romance 10
- arranged/forced marriage 10
- slavery 10
- disabilities & scars 10
- poor heroine 10
- demons 9
- monsters 9
- height difference 9
- fated mates 9
- curvy heroine 9
- possessive hero 9
- grumpy/cold hero 9
- primal/chase play 9
- poly (3+ people) 8
- spanking 8
- suspense 8
- m-f romance 8
- age gap 8
- sassy heroine 8
- non-human hero 8
- royal hero 8
- warlord/commander hero 8
- double penetration 8
- menage 7
- rich hero 7
- queer romance 7
- bondage 7
- shy heroine 7
- masc-dom 7
- betrayal 7
- cruel hero/bully 7
- praise kink 6
- tortured hero 6
- bisexuality 6
- mfm 5
- survival 5
- political/court intrigue 5
- sweet/gentle heroine 5
- paranormal 4
- high fantasy 4
- bad boys 4
- independent heroine 4
- slow burn 4
- tortured heroine 4
- working class heroine 3
- sunny/happy hero 3
- tall heroine 3
- abduction 3
- war 3
- alpha male 3
- competent heroine 3
- bdsm 2
- mystery 2
- somnophilia 2
- breeding 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- angst 1
- new adult 1
- grumpy & sunshine 1
- consensual non-consent 1
- found family 1
- vengeance 1
- plain heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- body betrayal 11
- abuse between mcs 11
- graphic violence 10
- dubious consent 10
- torture of mcs 10
- religious trauma 9
- human trafficking 7
- slut shaming 7
- miscarriage / infertility 7
- torture of side characters 7
- victim blaming 6
- non-consent between mcs 6
- past abuse 5
- birth-control non-consent 4
- misogyny 4
- past child neglect 4
- mental trauma 2
- abuse 2
- death / grief 1
- Format
- dual pov 6
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The 'Bloodborne Court' series
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