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- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Death of a parent, Grief, Non-consensual, Alcohol use, Drug use, Captivity, Manipulation, Sexual content
The Red
by Tiffany Reisz
Book 1 in The Godwicks
You'll walk into this expecting a tidy gallery tour and leave undone, every painting suddenly looking at you like it knows something. You will feel the floor drop the moment the benefactor names his price, and you'll keep turning pages because some part of you wants to know exactly how far Mona is willing to go.
goodreads 3.77/5 10,566 ratings
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Length235 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Power imbalance
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Feral brain activated
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- Mysterious stranger
- Experienced x innocent
- Dirty talk heavy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Obsessive love interest
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- Obsessed
- Billionaire / CEO
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Vicarious thrill
- Immortal/ancient
- He falls first
- Power dynamic
- Addictive read
- Captor/captive
- Dominant vibes
- Submissive vibes
- Taboo / forbidden
- Kinky / adventurous
- Slow seduction
- Body worship
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Eye contact intensity
- Wall pinning
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Bondage/restraint
- Impact play (spanking/hitting)
- Edging/denial
- Exhibitionism
- Voyeurism
- Anal elements
- Oral focus
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Praise kink
- Service submission
- Ownership / collaring
- Objectification
- Dubious consent elements
Fantasy promise
- Erotica
- Contract/transactional romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Forbidden love
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- Manor house / estate
- Magical realism
- Dark romance
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Virgin x experienced
- Opposites attract
- Secret power
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Seductive
- Lush
- Moderate
- Artist/creative
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- MC 20-30
- Intense
- Career woman
- Older love interest (LI) (40+)
- Mysterious
- Literary
- Survivor
- Dark
- Sharp
- Innocent / sheltered
- Artistic
- Witty
- Sensual
- Edgy
- Atmospheric
- Steamy
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- Morally complex
- Fever dream energy
- Binge read
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Book details
- Length
- 235 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book