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- Content warnings: Kidnapping, Captivity, Manipulation, Sexual content
Flame and Starlight
by Dana Isaly
Book 1 in The Esteria
Fae abduction, forced proximity, and very obvious ACOTAR-adjacent heat for when you want the familiar buttons pressed hard.
Goodreads 3.4/5 2,276 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length300 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
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Fae prince
- Captor/captive
- Possessive/protective
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Escape
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Protective love interest
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Tension
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Forced proximity
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- Manor house / estate
- Contemporary
- Portal fantasy
- Forbidden love
- Fated mates
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Romantic
- Seductive
- Moderate
- Low
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- Reluctant hero
- Magical
- Fast-paced
- Survivor
- Dramatic
- Witch/mage
- Dangerous
- Forbidden desire
- Enemies forced to ally
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 300 pages
- Publisher
- Dana Isaly
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book