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- Content warnings: Blood, Captivity, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Trauma, Violence, War, Sexism, Sexual assault (referenced)
Blood and Promise
by Miranda Lyn
Book 1 in Fae Rising
A dual-POV fae fantasy where two characters on separate paths slowly converge. The worldbuilding is rich with fae court politics and class warfare, and the enemies-to-lovers setup across the trilogy is one of the most satisfying slow burns in indie romantasy.
goodreads 3.91/5 1,126 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 2 ratings
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Length400 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation focus
PacingFast
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
- Low
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Healer / medic
- Fated mates
- Slow burn with late spice
- Addictive read
- Secretly soft
- Passionate / intense
- Obsessed
- Dark/tortured soul
- Forbidden love
- Praise kink
- Book hangover incoming
- He falls first
- Teasing control
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Body worship
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
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- War front / rebellion
- Forced alliance
- Adventure romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Angsty
- Witty
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Assassin
- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Morally gray
- Intense
- Immersive
- Warrior/fighter
- Dark
- Punchy
- Adventurous
- Dramatic
- Epic
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
- Rebellion brewing
- Two parallel storylines converging
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book