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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Religious trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol use, Blood, Suicidal ideation, Death, Grief
Beneath the Bloody Aurora
by Beka Westrup
Book 1 in Blood and Earth Duology
A snowbound manor, a bride with questions, and an immortal running out of demon blood.
goodreads 4.36/5 126 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length386 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
- Cursed
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- Forbidden love
- Slow burn with late spice
- Book hangover
- Hurt/comfort
- Scent kink
- The swoon
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Addictive read
- Mutual pining
- Marking / biting
- Only soft for them
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Eye contact intensity
- Blood play
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Vampire romance
- Arctic regions
- Paranormal
- Vampires
- Immortal/mortal romance
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- Manor house / estate
- Gothic
- Demons
- Snowed in / stranded
- Forced proximity
- Soulmate/destined bond
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Slow
- Atmospheric
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Survivor
- BIPOC MC
- Brooding
- Yearning
- Immersive
- Dark
- Romantic
- Mysterious
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Frozen wasteland
- Forbidden desire
- Cliffhanger warning
- Slow descent into darkness
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Book details
- Length
- 386 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book