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- Content warnings: Death, Grief, Stalking, Panic attacks, Animal death, Homophobia/transphobia, Sexual content
Love at First Fright
by Nadia El-Fassi
El-Fassi nails the balance between cozy spooky atmosphere and scorching romance. The BDSM scenes feel warm and consensual rather than intimidating, and the sapphic ghost subplot will give you the weepies in the best way.
goodreads 3.65/5 2,572 ratings
storykind_community 2.5/5 2 ratings
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Length356 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Dominant / submissive
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
- High
- Dominant / submissive
- Comfort reread
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- Secretly soft
- Grumpy sunshine
- Romantic / sweet
- Feel-good
- Cinnamon roll
- Banter
- Tender / sweet explicit
- The swoon
- Golden retriever
- Push and pull
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- He falls first
- Praise kink
- Soft dom energy
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Body worship
- Teasing control
- Voice kink
- BDSM elements
- Breeding/fertility themes
- Bondage/restraint
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Manor house / estate
- Paranormal
- Ghosts
- Forced proximity
- Reality show / film set / media
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- Contemporary
- Celebrity / rockstar romance
- Fake dating
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Cozy
- Witty
- Moderate
- Low
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- Artist/creative
- Bisexual MC
- Spicy
- Warm
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Bisexual love interest (LI)
- Romantic
- Banter-heavy
- General badass
- Plus size MC
- Eerie
- Gothic
- Older love interest (LI) (40+)
- Playful
- Seductive
- Sapphic
- BIPOC MC
- Swoony
- Steamy
- Haunted mansion vibes
- Cozy spooky
- Sapphic ghost subplot
- Consensual kink
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Book details
- Length
- 356 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book