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- Content warnings: Attempted murder, Blood, Death, Abuse, Sexual assault (referenced), Violence, Murder, Stalking, Dubious consent, Torture, Trauma, Sexual content
The Wicked in Me
by Suzanne Wright
Book 1 in Devil's Cradle
A banished necromancer witch lands in a sanctuary run by seven Ancients, and Cain - yes, that Cain - decides she is his. Spicy, dark, BDSM-heavy paranormal book one.
goodreads 4.09/5 7,483 ratings
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Length397 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Love/hate tension
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Immortal/ancient
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Rough / primal
- Feral brain activated
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Dirty talk heavy
- Obsessed
- Possessive alpha
- Obsessive love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Tension finally satisfied
- Demon lord
- Power imbalance
- Kinky / adventurous
- Book hangover incoming
- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive / claiming
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Marking hickeys
- Rough but consensual
- Praise kink
- Mine declarations
- Wall pinning
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Dominance
- Non-consensual fantasy themes (CNC)
- Claiming
- Marking
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Fated mates
- Small town / village
- Paranormal
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Magic bond
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- Underground / underworld
- Urban fantasy
- Demons
- Soulmate/destined bond
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Gods/deities
- Dark romance
- Immortal/mortal romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Sarcastic
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
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- MC 20-30
- Intense
- Fast-paced
- Seductive
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Tense
- Edgy
- Outcast/loner
- Feral
- Witty
- Necromancer / death magic user
- Forbidden desire
- Morally complex
- Court of shadows
- Bonds forged in war
- Power corrupts
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Book details
- Length
- 397 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book