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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Violence, War, Blood, Gore
Carved
by Brenda K. Davies
Book 2 in The Road to Hell
Come for the demon-king devotion, stay for the road-trip-through-ruin pressure cooker. This is book-two energy with sharp teeth: the bond is real, the trust is bruised, and the gateway to Hell is everybody's worst idea.
goodreads 4.28/5 5,230 ratings
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Length432 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Adrenaline rush
- Demon lord
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- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Book hangover incoming
- Possessive alpha
- Protective love interest
- Desperate / urgent
- Grumpy protector
- Touch her and die
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- War general / commander
- Power imbalance
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Dark/tortured soul
- Fated mates
- Possessive/protective
- Only soft for them
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Mine declarations
- Possessive
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Demon romance
- War front / rebellion
- Post-apocalyptic
- Demons
- Survival romance
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- Road trip
- Paranormal
- Angels
- Forbidden love
- Gargoyles
- Monsters
- Guardian/protector
- Chosen one burden
- Romantic suspense
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Intense
- Fast-paced
- Heavy
- Survivor
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- Dangerous
- Suspenseful
- Reluctant chosen one
- Dark
- Protector
- Steamy
- Emotional
- Damaged survivor
- Angsty
- Cinematic
- Survival against impossible odds
- Protect at all costs
- Bonds forged in war
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 432 pages
- Publisher
- Gilmour-Cox Publishing
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book