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- Content warnings: Death, Parental death, Addiction, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Stalking, Body horror, Sexual content
Love and Formaldehyde
by C.M. Guidroz
A gothic horror romance that smells like formaldehyde and feels like danger. The mortuary setting is genuinely creepy, the silver fox boss is fiercely protective, and the mystery keeps you turning pages past midnight.
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Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Age gap romance
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Intense / passionate
- Feral brain activated
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- Grumpy protector
- Forbidden love
- Possessive / claiming style
- Tension finally satisfied
- Secretly soft
- Protective love interest
- Emotional / loving
- The angst delivered
- Mysterious stranger
- Possessive love interest
- Rough / aggressive style
- Vicarious thrill
- Morally gray
- Grumpy sunshine
- Dark / taboo style
- He falls first
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Jaw holding / face cupping
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive
- Dominance
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Size difference
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Ghosts
- Boss/employee
- Gothic
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- Humans only
- Rescue romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Heavy
- Survivor
- Eerie
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- Atmospheric
- Caretaker
- Mysterious
- General badass
- Seductive
- Suspenseful
- Raw
- Intense
- Mortuary gothic romance
- Edgar Allan Poe vibes
- Silver fox protector
- Small town secrets and ghosts
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book