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- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Captivity, Non-consensual
Mortal Desires
by Scarlett Reyes
Book 1 in Morales Coven
Witch sister forced to marry the god of the underworld she has spent her life pissing off. Quick, filthy, monster romance with knotting, possessive obsession, and a cast of coven sisters waiting their turn.
goodreads 3.87/5 295 ratings
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Length210 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Rough / primal
PacingFast
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)
- Instant attraction
- Medium
- Rough / primal
- The swoon
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- Demon lord
- Love/hate tension
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive alpha
- Captor/captive
- Dirty talk heavy
- Obsessed
- Monster
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Dark / taboo style
- Addictive read
- Villain
- Power imbalance
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Marking hickeys
- Wall pinning
- Mine declarations
- Knotting
- Dubious consent elements
- Monster romance elements
- Claiming
- Possessive
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Size difference
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Underground / underworld
- Paranormal
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Monster romance
- Underworld / death realm
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- Demons
- Demon romance
- Urban fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Forced to marry
- Marriage of convenience
- Captive romance
- Kidnapped by the hero
- Fated mates
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Banter-heavy
- Moderate
- Low
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- Witch/mage
- Latinx MC
- Steamy
- Punchy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Latinx love interest (LI)
- Intense
- BIPOC MC
- Feral
- Seductive
- Fast-paced
- Spicy
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- Underground rebellion
- Hades and Persephone retelling
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Book details
- Length
- 210 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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