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- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping
Reign of Night
by Sara C. Roethle
Book 1 in A Study in Shadows
A gritty vampire hunter romance where the slow burn tension between Lyssandra and her vampire master Asher crackles off every page. The forbidden bond between hunter and ancient vampire creates magnetic pull that builds across the entire book.
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Length381 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Tension / anticipation focus
PacingMedium
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)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Vampire lord
- Forbidden love
- Slow burn with late spice
- Feral brain activated
- Dark/tortured soul
- Love/hate tension
- Closed door
- Adrenaline rush
- Morally gray
- Tension
- Addictive read
- Immortal/ancient
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Anticipation
- Secretly soft
- Possessive love interest
- Touch starvation
- Push and pull
- Possessive/protective
- He falls first
- Longing glances
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Vampire romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Gothic
- Vampires
- Forest / wilderness
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- Paranormal
- Temple / church / monastery
- Forced proximity
- Magic bond
- Hidden identity
- Secret alliance
- Hurt/comfort
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Warrior/fighter
- Immersive
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- Assassin
- Mysterious
- General badass
- Intense
- Suspenseful
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Brooding
- Engaging
- Hunter
- Dangerous
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
- Dark gothic atmosphere
- Vampire hunter tension
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Book details
- Length
- 381 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book