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- Content warnings: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Captivity, Manipulation, Death, Near-death experiences, Violence
The Dark Fae's Bargain
by Jamie Schlosser
Book 1 in The Dark Fae of the Lost Land
Go here for a shorter fae romance that goes hard on doomed-mate emotion instead of dense court politics. It is tender, tense, and absolutely not pretending book one will tuck you in gently.
goodreads 3.81/5 1,179 ratings
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Length260 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice2/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Fated mates
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Protective love interest
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Book hangover incoming
- Immortal/ancient
- Forbidden love
- Slow seduction
- Morally gray
- Only soft for them
- Tension / anticipation
- Hurt/comfort
- Touch starvation
- Fae prince
- Star-crossed
- Tension
- Push and pull
- Longing glances
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Cottage / cabin / homestead
- Contemporary
- Fae
- Forest / wilderness
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Contract/transactional romance
- Hospital / medical facility
- Multi-realm / dimension-hopping
- Immortal/mortal romance
- Cursed love interest
- Time travel romance
- Sacrifice/martyrdom
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Romantic
- Emotional
- Heavy
- Sacrifice / chosen to die
- Chronic illness
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- Dark
- Brooding
- Survivor
- Dramatic
- Soft/gentle
- Angsty
- Suspenseful
- Magical
- Character-driven
- Yearning
- Tense
- Bargain with consequences
- Star-crossed lovers
- Protect at all costs
- Cliffhanger warning
- Will make you cry
- Emotional devastation
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 260 pages
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book