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- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Death, Grief, War, Gun violence, Trauma, Torture
Touched by Fire
by Kel Carpenter
Book 1 in Demons of New Chicago
Pick this when you want urban fantasy romance that starts with violence and bad blood before it lets the bond get interesting. Ronan is possessive, Piper is armed, and nobody here is emotionally prepared.
goodreads 3.95/5 6,781 ratings
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Length332 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
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)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Adrenaline rush
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- Demon lord
- Love/hate tension
- Slow burn with late spice
- Book hangover incoming
- Possessive alpha
- Fated mates
- Dominant vibes
- Feral brain activated
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Dark/tortured soul
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Rough / primal
- Push and pull
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Dominance
- Possessive
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy romance
- Demon romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Demons
- Bunker / base / compound
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- Post-apocalyptic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Paranormal
- Vampires
- Magic bond
- Werewolves
- Forced proximity
- Fae
- Touch her and die
- Antihero romance
- Survival romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dangerous
- Fast-paced
- Hunter
- Gritty
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- Edgy
- Warrior/fighter
- Intense
- Sarcastic
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Steamy
- Cinematic
- Survivor
- Suspenseful
- Page turner
- Survival against impossible odds
- Bonds forged in war
- Enemies forced to ally
- Series binge material
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Snarky/sarcastic · Touch her and die · Slow burn with late spice
Different because
A longer read (432 vs 332 pages).
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 332 pages
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book