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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Parental death, Drowning, Captivity, Kidnapping, Attempted sexual assault, Gore, Drugging
Siren
by R.J. Lewis, A.R. Rose
Book 1 in Twisted Heroes
The setup is viciously simple: cursed pirate captures the siren who ruined him, then has to survive wanting her. It is long, dark, adult, and made for readers who want their fairytale retellings with blood in the water.
goodreads 4.12/5 458 ratings
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Length630 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
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)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Pirate captain
- Forbidden love
- Dirty talk heavy
- Adrenaline rush
- Cursed
- Fated mates
- Rough / primal
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Love/hate tension
- Taboo / forbidden
- Book hangover
- Dark/tortured soul
- Push and pull
- Dominant vibes
- Possessive alpha
- Age gap romance
- Power dynamic
- Protective love interest
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Touch her and die
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive/protective
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Touch starvation
- Spit play
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Mermaid romance
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Fairytale retelling
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- Coastal / island / beach
- Mythological
- Captive romance
- Forced proximity
- Cursed love interest
- Survival romance
- Dark romance
- Only one bed
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Heavy
- Siren
- Scarred main character or love interest (MC/LI)
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- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Adventurous
- Seductive
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Intense
- Cinematic
- Deceptively deadly
- Tense
- Banter-heavy
- Steamy
- Dangerous
- Little Mermaid retelling
- Pirate seas
- Star-crossed lovers
- Revenge arc
- Forbidden desire
- Cursed bloodline
- Enemies forced to ally
- Survival against impossible odds
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Book details
- Length
- 630 pages
- Publisher
- A.R. Rose
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book