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- Content warnings: Violence, Attempted murder
Forbidden Passage
by Jane Kaswell
Book 1 in Gothic Obsession
Tiny gothic snack: secret passage, arranged marriage, castle rules begging to be broken. Go in for the mood, not a sprawling mystery.
goodreads 3.51/5 87 ratings
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Length60 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice2/5 · First time / discovery
PacingFast
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)
- Established relationship
- Medium
- First time / discovery
- Escape
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Tension / anticipation
- The swoon
- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- First time/virgin romance
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Gothic romance
- Arranged marriage
- Castle / fortress
- Gothic
- Humans only
- Marriage of convenience
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- Regency/victorian
- Hidden past revealed
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Moderate
- Low
- Innocent / sheltered
- Mysterious
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- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Dramatic
- Seductive
- Haunted castle
- Forbidden desire
- Slow descent into darkness
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Book details
- Length
- 60 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book