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- Content warnings: Captivity, Grief, Trauma, War, Violence, Emotional abuse, Manipulation, Blood
Crimson Kingdom
by Robin D. Mahle & Elle Madison
Book 3 in The Lochlann Feuds
Marriage alliance politics, a love triangle that pulls in opposite directions, and a heroine who can't quite outrun who she was. Closed-door but the yearning lands.
goodreads 4.24/5 9,405 ratings
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Length346 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
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
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- The angst delivered
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- Brooding prince
- Love/hate tension
- Longing glances
- Tension finally satisfied
- Warrior/fighter
- Tension / anticipation
- Addictive read
- Secretly soft
- Class difference
- Tension
- Comfort reread material
- Morally gray
- Star-crossed
- Anticipation
- Mutual pining
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Arranged marriage
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Forced to marry
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- Castle / fortress
- Marriage of convenience
- Mountain / highlands
- Blood feud romance
- Forbidden love
- Second chance
- Love triangle
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dramatic
- Emotional
- Moderate
- Royalty
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- MC 20-30
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Angsty
- Character-driven
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Earnest
- Yearning
- Intense
- War of succession
- Reluctant royalty
- Political intrigue
- Star-crossed lovers
- The long game
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 346 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book