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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Blood, Manipulation, Trauma, Betrayal, Grief, PTSD, Kidnapping, War, Abuse, Sexual content
Demise of the Heart Dove
by Whitney Dean
Book 2 in Dark Hearts Fairytale Retellings
Dark fae fairytale book two, fractured memories meet kingdom-rebuilding husband and a third party who wants her dead or his. Steamy, angsty, ends ugly.
goodreads 3.7/5 33 ratings
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Length310 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Rekindled
- High
- Intense / passionate
- The angst delivered
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- Fae prince
- Betrayal to trust
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Emotional / loving
- Beautiful grief
- Protective love interest
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension / anticipation
- Book hangover incoming
- Warrior/fighter
- Fated mates
- Dark / taboo style
- Hurt/comfort
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Marking hickeys
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Possessive/protective
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Second chance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Fae romance
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- Castle / fortress
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fairytale retelling
- War front / rebellion
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Amnesia
- Dark romance
- Love triangle
- Soulmate/destined bond
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Damaged survivor
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- MC 20-30
- Angsty
- Emotional
- Dramatic
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Intense
- Yearning
- Lush
- Haunting
- Fae courts and politics
- Bargain with consequences
- Cursed bloodline
- War-torn kingdom
- Blood oath
- Redemption
- Morally complex
- Betrayal and forgiveness
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Book details
- Length
- 310 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book