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- Content warnings: Death, Grief, Drowning, Murder, Violence, Parental abuse, Child neglect
From Salt to Skye
by Adriane Leigh
Book 1 in Legends and Lovers
A short, moody Isle of Skye gothic with a star-crossed romance under the cold-case mystery. The folklore has teeth, the setting does half the haunting, and the romance is more ache than heat.
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Length240 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
- Star-crossed
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Book hangover
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- Mysterious stranger
- Slow burn with late spice
- Beautiful grief
- Immortal/ancient
- Mutual pining
- Tension / anticipation
- The angst delivered
- Protective love interest
- Only soft for them
- Longing glances
- The swoon
- Fated mates
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Fae romance
- Coastal / island / beach
- Contemporary
- Fae
- Reincarnation romance
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- Mountain / highlands
- Paranormal
- Time-spanning love
- Manor house / estate
- Gothic
- Soulmate/destined bond
- Small town / village
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Neighbor romance
- Star-crossed lovers
- Romantic suspense
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Bookworm/scholar
- Reluctant hero
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- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Eerie
- Brooding
- Yearning
- Suspenseful
- Bittersweet
- Haunting
- Plot twist heavy
- Sacrifice for love
- Slow start explosive finish
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 240 pages
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book