Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Incest, Attempted sexual assault, Drugging, Childhood trauma, Child neglect, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationships, Abandonment, Sexual content, Manipulation, Car accident / crash
Poisoned Paradise
by Lucy Smoke
Book 4 in Black Heart Romance Presents Heaven & Hell
Come for the forbidden setup, stay for the sheer panic of two people trying and failing to outrun a bond they believe should not exist. The heat is high, the angst is louder, and the ending lets you breathe.
goodreads 3.8/5 1,893 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length318 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 9 books
Spice5/5 · Frequent explicit scenes
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)
- Delayed romance
- High
- Frequent explicit scenes
- The angst delivered
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- Damaged survivor
- Forbidden love
- Rough / aggressive style
- Book hangover
- Anti-hero
- Love/hate tension
- Possessive / claiming
- Obsessed
- Athlete
- Hurt/comfort
- Dark / taboo style
- Tension finally satisfied
- Mutual pining
- Dirty talk heavy
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive/protective
- Star-crossed
- Tension
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Degradation (light)
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Academy / campus
- Contemporary
- Second chance
- Bully romance
- College romance
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- The one that got away
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Raw
- Heavy
- Survivor
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- Angsty
- Emotional
- Soft/gentle
- Intense
- Edgy
- Tense
- Dramatic
- Seductive
- Forbidden desire
- Star-crossed lovers
- Emotional devastation
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 318 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book