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- Content warnings: Childhood trauma, PTSD, Panic attacks, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, War, Torture, Grief
Fangs for Nothing
by Steffanie Holmes
Book 1 in The Nevermore Murder Club and Smutty Book Coven
It takes a goofy premise - human organizer versus hoarding vampire - and earns a genuinely tender grumpy-sunshine romance while handling family trauma with more care than the cover suggests.
Goodreads 4.0/5 7,436 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length434 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Playful / funny
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Grumpy sunshine
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Playful / funny
- Feel-good
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- Vampire lord
- Forbidden love
- Passionate / intense
- Found family feels
- Brooding prince
- Hurt/comfort
- Vanilla with emotion
- The swoon
- Secretly soft
- Found family
- Tension
- Comfort reread
- Immortal/ancient
- Banter
- Teasing control
- Cathartic release
- Cinnamon roll
- Mutual pining
- Longing glances
- Earned hope
- He falls first
- Anticipation
- Praise kink
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Vampire romance
- Small town / village
- Paranormal
- Vampires
- Fake dating
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- Contemporary
- Fake engagement
- Gothic
- Fake marriage becomes real
- Forced proximity
- Healing romance
- Opposites attract
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Playful
- Witty
- Moderate
- Low
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- Sunshine/optimist
- Mental health rep
- Humorous
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Banter-heavy
- Caretaker
- Heartwarming
- Warm
- Career woman
- Whimsical
- Hopeful
- Earnest
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Book details
- Length
- 434 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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