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- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Torture, Gaslighting, Murder, Child abuse (referenced), Blood, Gore, Sexual content
Their Wicked Cage
by Lara Buckheit
Book 2 in Tales from the Wyldelands
Glittering magic, court politics, and a possessive fae king who falls absolutely apart for his witch.
goodreads 4.27/5 56 ratings
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Length378 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Fated mates
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The swoon
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- Fae prince
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- King / ruling monarch
- Protective love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Romantic fulfillment
- Possessive alpha
- Grumpy sunshine
- Marking / biting
- Addictive read
- Only soft for them
- Tension / anticipation
- Touch her and die
- Dirty talk heavy
- Praise kink
- Possessive/protective
- Marking hickeys
- Wall pinning
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Soft dom energy
- Impact play (spanking/hitting)
- Knife play
- Exhibitionism
- Marking
- Claiming
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Forest / wilderness
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
- Marriage of convenience
- Contract/transactional romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Lush
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
- Romantic
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- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- Magical
- Seductive
- Soft/gentle
- Immersive
- Yearning
- Swoony
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- War-torn kingdom
- Enchanted forest
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Book details
- Length
- 378 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book