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- Content warnings: Rape, Dubious consent, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Death
A Darker Crimson
by Carolyn Jewel
Book 4 in Crimson City
This is the dark, jagged middle of Crimson City: high stakes, grim portal magic, and a heroine with no patience for anyone standing between her and her kid. The romance is intense, but the danger is doing just as much work.
Goodreads 3.8/5 553 ratings
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Length373 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Protective love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Adrenaline rush
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- Vampire lord
- Push and pull
- Power dynamic
- Vicarious thrill
- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Dark / taboo style
- Tension finally satisfied
- Hurt/comfort
- Tension
- Dark/tortured soul
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Vampire romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Vampires
- Forced proximity
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- Underground / underworld
- Paranormal
- Demons
- Rescue romance
- Portal fantasy
- Werewolves
- Forbidden love
- Underworld / death realm
- Magic bond
- Love triangle
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Dark
- Fast-paced
- Heavy
- Career woman
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- Suspenseful
- Protector
- Romantic
- Single mom
- Tense
- Intense
- Survivor
- Dangerous
- Bargain with consequences
- Protect at all costs
- Survival against impossible odds
- No one is safe
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Book details
- Length
- 373 pages
- Publisher
- Love Spell
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book