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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Kidnapping, Captivity, Death, Grief, War, Trauma, Stalking, Abuse, Child abuse (referenced), Murder
Between Wrath and Mercy
by Marcella Swann
Book 1 in The Divine Between
A deeply satisfying second chance romance wrapped in a gripping fantasy about a mother rescuing her daughter. The emotional intensity and slow burn tension between Emmeline and Rainier will wreck you in the best way.
goodreads 4.05/5 4,422 ratings
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Length566 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The angst delivered
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- Brooding prince
- Forbidden love
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
- Secretly soft
- Slow seduction
- The swoon
- Warrior/fighter
- He falls first
- Desperate / urgent
- Tension finally satisfied
- Possessive alpha
- Hurt/comfort
- Possessive / claiming
- Morally gray
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Longing glances
- Only soft for them
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive/protective
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Second chance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Forest / wilderness
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- Forced proximity
- War front / rebellion
- Rescue romance
- Single parent romance
- Captive romance
- Secret relationship
- Hidden past revealed
- Prophecy-driven love
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Romantic
- Emotional
- Heavy
- Survivor
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- Intense
- Immersive
- Protector
- Atmospheric
- Reluctant chosen one
- Suspenseful
- Dramatic
- Soft/gentle
- Angsty
- Lush
- Epic
- Page turner
- Emotional devastation
- Second chance angst
- Protective love
- Mother on a mission
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Book details
- Length
- 566 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book