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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Alcohol use, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Animal death, Violence
The Flame and The Blade
by Meredith Hart
Book 1 in Flame and Blade
Come for the demon-forest quest, stay for a heroine who can handle herself and a wildmage hero with a mouth on him. The romance is slow-burn messy, funny, and hot once it finally snaps.
goodreads 3.88/5 1,050 ratings
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Length286 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 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
- Addictive read
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- Rogue/scoundrel
- Banter
- Tension / anticipation
- Adrenaline rush
- Secretly soft
- Love/hate tension
- Slow burn with late spice
- The swoon
- Anti-hero
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Playful / funny
- Thief/criminal
- Explicit but vanilla
- Class difference
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Playful banter
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Demons
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
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- Adventure romance
- Forced alliance
- Survival romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Adventurous
- Witty
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Warrior/fighter
- Romantic
- Banter-heavy
- Protector
- Magical
- Fast-paced
- Damaged survivor
- Steamy
- Character-driven
- Playful
- Dangerous
- Enemies forced to ally
- Enchanted forest
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 286 pages
- Publisher
- Vestal Valley Press
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book