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- Content warnings: Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Grief, Abandonment
Darkest Moon
by Linsey Hall
Book 1 in Shadow Guild: Wolf Queen
An Alpha's-mate setup flipped on its head - she runs from fate instead of swooning into it, and the hidden-identity tension keeps the pages turning. Easy comfort read for shifter-pack regulars.
goodreads 3.98/5 14,921 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length254 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Slow seduction
PacingFast
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)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Slow seduction
- Found family feels
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- Possessive alpha
- Enemies to lovers
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Shifter alpha
- Protective love interest
- Longing glances
- Dark/tortured soul
- Push and pull
- Possessive/protective
- Protector
- Who did this to you
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Small town / village
- Urban fantasy
- Werewolves
- Rejected mate
- Low fantasy / secret magic
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- Shifters
- Shifter romance
- Fae
- Hidden identity
- Secret power
- Forced proximity
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Punchy
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Shapeshifter
- Intense
- Dramatic
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Suspenseful
- Outcast/loner
- Mysterious
- Deceptively deadly
- Dangerous
- Yearning
- Page turner
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 254 pages
- Publisher
- Bonnie Doon Press
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book