Think twice if…
- Content warnings: War, Violence, Captivity, Graphic violence, Kidnapping, Trauma, Death, Blood
Antidote
by R.A. Steffan
Book 1 in Love and War
Captive sci-fi romance with enemies-to-lovers and a feared alien who melts in slow motion.
goodreads 3.86/5 664 ratings
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Length256 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice2/5 · 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
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Morally gray
- Captor/captive
- Rough / primal
- The swoon
- Warrior/fighter
- Possessive / claiming
- Adrenaline rush
- Anti-hero
- Power imbalance
- Tension / anticipation
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- War general / commander
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Dirty talk heavy
- Possessive alpha
- Possessive/protective
- Marking hickeys
- Wall pinning
- Size difference focus
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
- Size difference
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Sci-fi romance
- Alien romance
- Space station / spaceship / colony
- Space/sci-fi
- Aliens
- Captive romance
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- War front / rebellion
- Forced proximity
- Stuck together
- Interspecies romance
- Kidnapped by the hero
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Intense
- Fast-paced
- Moderate
- High
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- Survivor
- MC 20-30
- Dangerous
- Engaging
- General badass
- Thrilling
- Cinematic
- Reluctant hero
- Atmospheric
- Punchy
- Damaged survivor
- Tense
- Emotional
- Steamy
- Dramatic
- Enemies forced to ally
- Survival against impossible odds
- Bargain with consequences
- Bonds forged in war
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 256 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book