Think twice if…
- Content warnings: PTSD, Sexual assault, Sexual assault (referenced), Captivity, Death, Dubious consent, Grief, Mental illness, Trauma, Violence, War, Panic attacks, Sexual trauma, Sexual content
Deadly Dreams
by K.J. Sutton
Book 3 in Fortuna Sworn
You'll experience intense emotional angst and become obsessed with the complex characters and mind-blowing plot twists.
goodreads 3.87/5 6,238 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length528 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 books
Spice4/5 · Tension / anticipation focus
PacingMedium
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
- Tension / anticipation focus
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
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- Forbidden love
- Intense / passionate
- Obsessed
- Dark/tortured soul
- Mutual pining
- Slow / sensual
- Addictive read
- Possessive alpha
- Love/hate tension
- Tension
- Fae prince
- Captor/captive
- Anticipation
- Fated mates
- Possessive/protective
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Choking/breath play
- Hair pulling (hard)
- Oral focus
- Edging/denial
- Breeding/fertility themes
- Exhibitionism
- Voyeurism
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Love triangle
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Fae
- Underground / underworld
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- Demons
- Dark romance
- Prison / captivity
- Vampires
- Captive romance
- Werewolves
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Hidden past revealed
- Secret relationship
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Heavy
- Mental health rep
- Intense
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- Emotional
- Survivor
- Anxiety rep
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- Protector
- Depression rep
- Mysterious
- Brooding
- Raw
- Forbidden desire
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 528 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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