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- Content warnings: Sexual assault, Rape, Non-consensual, Human trafficking, Child abuse (referenced), Violence, Graphic violence, Torture, Abuse, Trauma, Childhood trauma, Kidnapping, Captivity, Drugging, Sexual content
Lies of the Fae
by M.J. Lawrie
Book 1 in Stolen Fae
This is a brutal, unflinching dark fae romance that does not pull its punches on trauma - but the recovery arc and the fiercely protective reverse harem dynamic make it deeply rewarding for readers who can handle the darkness.
goodreads 4.02/5 3,600 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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Length540 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Why Choose / Reverse Harem
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Cathartic release
- Morally gray
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Possessive / claiming
- Feral brain activated
- Fae prince
- Hurt/comfort
- Dark / taboo style
- Book hangover incoming
- Dark/tortured soul
- Love/hate tension
- Rough / primal
- Anti-hero
- Protective love interest
- Possessive/protective
- Feral devotion
- Tension
- Predator x prey
- Anticipation
- Found family
- Eye contact intensity
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Dominance
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Dubious consent elements
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Fae romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Fae
- Reverse harem / why choose
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- Underground / underworld
- Humans only
- Forbidden love
- Captive romance
- Fated mates
- Forced proximity
- Rescue romance
- Touch her and die
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Heavy
- Survivor
- Intense
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- Raw
- Runaway / on the run
- Dangerous
- Emotional
- Feral/unhinged
- Gritty
- Immersive
- General badass
- Angsty
- Edgy
- Seductive
- Tense
- Fae under-city
- Trafficking survivor
- Two possessive fae males
- Dark urban fantasy
- Scarred heroine
- Slow recovery arc
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Book details
- Length
- 540 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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