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- Content warnings: sexual content, depression, panic attacks, suicide, alcohol use, decapitation, death, parental death, murder, captivity, imprisonment, violence, bullying, sex work, emotional abuse, PTSD, trauma, poisoning, gore.
Paladin's Grace
by T. Kingfisher
Book 1 in The Saint of Steel
This is the cozy-dark Kingfisher sweet spot: murder mystery, damaged paladins, dry humor, and a romance that treats desire like something both terrifying and worth reaching for.
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Length374 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5
Romance/fantasy balanceRomance-forward
Story profile
What the story promises
adult protagonists with jobs, histories, and believable insecurities. warm humor without removing the mystery stakes. a complete romantic arc
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Book details
- Length
- 374 pages
- Publisher
- Tantor Audio
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9781393557159
- Format
- Open library reference