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- Content warnings: Attempted sexual assault, Violence, Graphic violence, Abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of a parent, Torture, Parental abuse, Body horror, Trauma, Manipulation, Sexual content
Forged by Malice
by Elizabeth Helen
Book 3 in Beasts of the Briar
Three princes, one mate, on-page MMFM, and a curse arc that finally cracks open in book three.
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Length596 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Polyamorous
- Why Choose / Reverse Harem
- Established relationship
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Fae prince
- Fated mates
- Rough / primal
- Feral brain activated
- Cursed
- Protective love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- Monster
- Dirty talk heavy
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Obsessed
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Kinky / adventurous
- Book hangover incoming
- Warrior/fighter
- Possessive/protective
- Marking hickeys
- Wall pinning
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Size difference
- Praise kink
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Fae romance
- Forest / wilderness
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Shifters
- Reverse harem / why choose
- Castle / fortress
- Monsters
- Multiple partners (consensual)
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Beauty and the beast
- Goblins
- Fairytale retelling
- Dragons
- Adventure romance
- Soulmate/destined bond
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Fast-paced
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
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- Queer
- Intense
- Witch/mage
- Steamy
- Atmospheric
- Soft/gentle
- Magical
- Seductive
- Healer
- Adventurous
- Dramatic
- Feral
- Dangerous
- Bargain with consequences
- Cursed bloodline
- Fae courts and politics
- Sacrifice for love
- War-torn kingdom
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- No one is safe
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 596 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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