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Fruit of the Flesh

by I.V. Ophelia

Marriage of convenience meets shared bloodlust in Gilded Age New York. BDSM on the page, body horror in the basement, and a twist that recontextualizes everything. For dark romance readers who want their gothic actually gothic.

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  • Content warnings: Murder, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Manipulation, Graphic violence, Abuse, Domestic violence, Child abuse (referenced), Medical experimentation, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Parental abuse, Trauma, Bugs / insects, Sexual content
Length331 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Dark / taboo style
PacingMedium

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Partners in crime
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • High
  • Dark / taboo style
  • Addictive read
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  • Artist/musician
  • Morally gray x morally gray
  • Rough / aggressive style
  • The angst delivered
  • Morally gray
  • Passionate / intense
  • Cathartic release
  • Dark/tortured soul
  • Betrayal to trust
  • Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
  • Tension finally satisfied
  • Anti-hero
  • Morally gray love interest (LI)
  • Kinky / adventurous
  • Possessive / claiming
  • Possessive/protective
  • Marking hickeys
  • Rough but consensual
  • Control in bedroom only
  • Power exchange soft
  • BDSM elements
  • Power exchange
  • Bondage/restraint
  • Marking
  • Claiming
  • Possessive
  • Dominance

Fantasy promise

  • Dark romance
  • Marriage of convenience
  • Big city / metropolis
  • Historical
  • Humans only
  • Manor house / estate
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  • Gothic
  • Revenge romance
  • Forced proximity

Reading experience

  • Dual POV
  • Medium
  • Lush
  • Heavy
  • Performer
  • Dark
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  • Atmospheric
  • Vengeful / revenge-driven
  • Intense
  • Literary
  • Damaged survivor
  • Seductive
  • Dramatic
  • Haunting
  • Secretive
  • Brooding
  • Revenge arc
  • The long game
  • Betrayal and forgiveness
  • Morally complex
  • Plot twist heavy
  • Slow descent into darkness

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Revenge romance · Marriage of convenience · The long game

Different because

It is completed rather than standalone. Fast pacing rather than Medium.

Book details
Length
331 pages
Language
English
Format
Book