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- Content warnings: Violence, Gore, Child abuse (referenced), Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Trauma, Manipulation
Night of Masks and Knives
by L.J. Andrews
Book 4 in The Broken Kingdoms
Norse-inspired second chance with a thief-king love interest who lost his memory of her - rekindled romance with bounty hunters, masquerades, and family stakes.
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Length356 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 9 books
Spice1/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Rekindled
- Low
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- Anti-hero
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Emotional / loving
- The swoon
- Thief/criminal
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Addictive read
- Cursed
- Hurt/comfort
- Possessive/protective
- Earned hope
- Found family
- Marking hickeys
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Longing glances
- Tension
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Dark fantasy
- Childhood sweethearts reunited
- Castle / fortress
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Second chance
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- Big city / metropolis
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Dark romance
- Forest / wilderness
- Hidden identity
- The one that got away
- Rescue romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Dreamwalker / mind-walker
- MC 20-30
- Intense
- Lush
- Soft/gentle
- Dramatic
- Damaged survivor
- Mysterious
- Outcast/loner
- Emotional
- Fast-paced
- Haunting
- Heist energy
- Thieves guild
- Haunted castle
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- Sacrifice for love
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Book details
- Length
- 356 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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