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Severed by Vengeance

by Elle Maldonado

Book 1 in The Severed Signet

Derek walks into a revenge job and leaves with an obsession. The romance burns slow, the body count does not.

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Content warnings: Attempted murder, Attempted sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse (referenced), Child sexual abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hospitalization, Captivity, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, PTSD, Sexual abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence

Length395 pages

Series statusCompleted series · 4 books

Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense

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
Passionate / intense
The angst delivered

Dark/tortured soul
Possessive love interest
Dirty talk heavy
Adrenaline rush
Morally gray
Obsessive love interest
Rough / primal
Addictive read
Possessive alpha
Morally gray love interest (LI)
Possessive / claiming
Anti-hero
Touch her and die
Desperate / urgent
Assassin/spy
Protective love interest
Filthy / dirty
Hurt/comfort
Mine declarations
Jealous/possessive during intimacy
He falls first
Touch starvation
Longing glances
Possessive
Praise kink

Fantasy promise

Dark romance
Secret society / club
Contemporary
Humans only
Mafia romance
Revenge romance

Found family
Forbidden love
Friends to lovers
Hidden past revealed

Reading experience

Dual POV
Fast
Dark
Heavy
Career woman
Latinx MC

Seductive
Suspenseful
Survivor
Chronic illness
Intense
General badass
Cinematic
Angsty
Fast-paced
Revenge arc
Protect at all costs
Morally complex
No one is safe
Binge read

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Book details

Length: 395 pages
Publisher: Independently published
Language: English
Format: Book