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- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Abuse, Pregnancy / childbirth, Slavery, Violence
Dark Wizard
by Jeffe Kennedy
Book 1 in Bonds of Magic
A dark fantasy romance that interrogates magical enslavement through a heroine who refuses to be owned and a hero who genuinely wants to be her equal.
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Length416 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice3/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Power imbalance
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- Medium
- Intense / passionate
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Secretly soft
- Class difference
- Power dynamic
- The angst delivered
- Dark/tortured soul
- Slow burn
- Possessive / claiming style
- Romantic fulfillment
- Protective love interest
- Hurt/comfort
- Slow seduction
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Desperate / urgent
- Only soft for them
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Possessive/protective
- Touch starvation
- Mine declarations
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Power exchange
- Breeding/fertility themes
- Possessive
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Arranged marriage
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Magic bond
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- Manor house / estate
- Shifters
- Forced to marry
- Captive romance
- Forbidden love
- Beauty and the beast
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Immersive
- Heavy
- High
- Survivor
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- Intense
- Atmospheric
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Lush
- General badass
- Romantic
- Dramatic
- Brooding
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 416 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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