Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Gun violence, Death, Blackmail, Coercive control, PTSD, Trauma, Infidelity, Sexual content
Salt Kiss
by Sierra Simone
Book 1 in Lyonesse
You'll come out wrecked in the best way, the kind of book that has you clutching your chest at the longing and then ruined when the last page leaves you mid-fall. Go in only when you can handle wanting the next one immediately.
goodreads 4.01/5 18,657 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length352 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice5/5 · Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Polyamorous / Multi-partner
- Medium burn
- High
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Power imbalance
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Morally gray
- Polyamorous
- Dominant / submissive
- Protector
- Obsessive love interest
- Dark / taboo style
- Push and pull
- Eye contact intensity
- Tension
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Bondage/restraint
- Dominance
- Possessive
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Multiple partners (consensual)
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Throuple / triad
- Bodyguard/protection detail
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Seductive
- Heavy
- Innocent / sheltered
- Queer
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- Dark
- Lyrical
- Damaged survivor
- Angsty
- Intense
- Emotional
- Yearning
- Forbidden desire
- Battle of wills
- The long game
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Publisher
- Bloom Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book