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Dark Song

Subgenre
romantasy
Edition year
2020
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Rescued after being stolen from her home as a child and tormented for centuries by a vampire, Elisabeta Trigovise takes refuge in the Carpathian compound, but her long captivity has left her fractured and unable to trust. She is drawn to her lifemate, Ferro Arany—an ancient Carpathian warrior who has only just regained his emotions—but fears the master/prisoner dynamic intimacy might replicate. Ferro must patiently prove they are equals while supporting her recovery, and the vampire who once held her captive becomes desperate to reclaim her, threatening the fragile bond forming between them.

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  • Captive Romance: “Stolen from her home at a young age and tormented for centuries, Elisabeta Trigovise is scared to show herself to anyone.” source
  • Fated Mates: “She wants to answer the siren call of her lifemate—but the very thought terrifies her.” source
  • Vampire Romance: “the vampire who kept her captive is desperate to claim her again” source
  • Dark Romance: “the vampire who kept her captive is desperate to claim her again, threatening the song Elisabeta and Ferro are writing together.” source
  • Slow Burn: “he knows it will take more than kind words and soft touches to convince the fractured woman that they are partners, not master and prisoner.” source
  • Strong Heroine: “even as she learns to stand on her own” source
  • Touch Her and Die: “the vampire who kept her captive is desperate to claim her again, threatening the song Elisabeta and Ferro are writing together.” source

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  • kidnapping
  • torture
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kidnapping: “Stolen from her home at a young age” Source

torture: “Stolen from her home at a young age and tormented for centuries, Elisabeta Trigovise is scared to show herself to anyone.” Source

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