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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Dubious consent, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Captivity, Blood, War, Trauma, Sexual content
Fighting Destiny
by Amelia Hutchins
Book 1 in The Fae Chronicles
A snarky witch versus an insufferably hot Fae prince in a murder mystery that escalates into an all-consuming enemies-to-lovers battle of wills - with scorching spice that earns every scene.
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Length394 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 8 books
Spice4/5 · Animalistic / primal
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
- High
- Animalistic / primal
- Feral brain activated
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- Fae prince
- Love/hate tension
- Rough / aggressive style
- The angst delivered
- Possessive alpha
- Power imbalance
- Dark / taboo style
- Addictive read
- Morally gray
- Predator x prey
- Possessive / claiming style
- Vicarious thrill
- Dark/tortured soul
- Push and pull
- Dominant / submissive
- Obsessed
- Villain
- He falls first
- Intense / passionate
- Feral devotion
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Praise kink
- Voice kink
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Body worship
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Scent kink
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Power exchange
- Choking/breath play
- Hair pulling (hard)
- Marking via bruising
- Bondage/restraint
- Dominance
- Possessive
- Claiming
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Fae
- Fated mates
- Royal court / palace
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
- Forest / wilderness
- Demons
- Dark romance
- Shifters
- Bodyguard/protection detail
- Hidden identity
- Secret power
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Conversational
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Witch/mage
- Intense
- Edgy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Seductive
- Punchy
- General badass
- Thrilling
- Survivor
- Steamy
- Sarcastic
- Atmospheric
- Suspenseful
- Dangerous
- Feral
- Forbidden desire
- Enemies forced to ally
- Fae courts and politics
- Court of shadows
- Battle of wills
- Addictive pacing
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 394 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book